A/N: Hey everybody! Let's keep moving shall we? Today Kakashi and Asuma's guide takes them to the house the girls are staying at, where they meet their Aunt. Meanwhile, Anko and Kurenai's "girls night in," is in full swing. It may look like there are a lot of misspellings when they're "talking," but it's just them slurring their words. Say them outloud if you have trouble trying to read them. It'll make sense that way. I hope you enjoy the fun, and the seriousness of the mission on the opposite end of the spectrum. Enjoy!

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Kakashi and Asuma followed their guide. Asuma asked, "How far to the house?"

Naoto said, "Not far. It's just a little complicated getting there." Kakashi looked at Asuma and didn't say a word. Naoto continued, "Over here." They ducked behind a tall wooden fence that hid an enclosed yard that seemed to belong to some type of business. Garbage and abandoned building materials were strewn in haphazard piles around the yard. Naoto weaved his way through the maze of junk to a short door hidden around the corner of a building. "Through here," he said as he opened the door and slipped inside. Kakashi and Asuma followed.

The passage way sloped down, and was damp and dark. Kakashi took out his pen light and had a look around. It seemed the tunnel was dug long before, and from the condition of the floor – it was often used. Then Naoto said, "This leads to an opening in a hollow tree, not too far head." They continued to follow their guide until they saw daylight up ahead.

They emerged from the trunk of a hollow tree that amazingly had healthy foliage above it. Naoto said, "This way." He walked forward and pushed aside some overgrown bushy branches that completely hid a path cut in the forest greenery. The shinobi followed their guide silently, making mental notes of which ways he turned while leading them through what seemed like a green leafy maze.

As they walked, Asuma asked Kakashi quietly, "Everything OK? You're really quiet."

FUCK NO! "Yeah, just trying to stay focused. Got a job to do, and I've got to do it right."

"Right."

Soon the green maze curved sharply to the left and finally opened to what seemed to be the base of a mountain. As they walked toward a rocky outcropping, a wall of rock appeared, and they stepped behind it, where a modest house was situated.

Naoto said, "We're here. I'll let the girls' Aunt know we've arrived."

Asuma and Kakashi stood back and waited as their guide knocked on the door. They heard shuffling inside and heard locks being thrown. The door opened to reveal an elderly woman with sparkling auburn colored eyes. She said, "Naoto, are these the shinobi?" She looked over Kakashi and Asuma.

Naoto nodded and said, "This is Asuma."

She bowed slightly and said, "Happy to meet you."

Then Naoto said, "This is Kakashi."

Again she bowed and said, "The pleasure is mine. Look at these young men! So handsome and mysterious," the last comment obviously directed at Kakashi because of the mask he wore. She said, "Please, please! Come in! I will make you something to eat, and show you where you will sleep."

Asuma interrupted and said, "What shall we call you dear lady?"

She turned to him with a twinkle in her eye and said, "You may call me Akie."

Kakashi thought, how fitting. Her eyes are the color of autumn.

As Akie led them into her house, Asuma asked, "Your nieces. When do you expect them back?"

Akie answered, "Hanami usually comes home earlier than her sister. They arrive at different times in case either is followed. We've all been very lucky so far. They should be here within the hour."

Asuma looked over at Kakashi, who seemed to be focusing more than normal.

Kakashi thought an hour. An hour before we meet the sisters. I wonder what Anko's doing right now . . .

Anko fell off the couch holding her stomach, laughing like an idiot. She said, "Asuma called you WHAT?"

Kurenai could barely say it again. She laughed and threw her head back. She tried to breathe and then said, "OK, OK, OK! Don't make me laugh! OK! He called me, 'Red Hot Mama' one time! Red Hot! Oh how original!!" She started roaring again. When she could speak a few second later she said, "Does Kakashi call you anything?"

Anko's laughing faded a bit and she said, "I don't think so. But he does always remind me about my low moaning thing."

Kurenai said, "Yeah, what's up with that?"

Anko said, "Shut up! When I'm in the moment, I have no idea what I sound like. Like you keep absolutely silent?"

"Well, I DON'T moan like a fog horn!"

"Well, NEITHER DO I!" She paused to compose herself. Then she said, "It's more like a wounded moose."

Both girls dissolved into fits of drunken laughter again, while spilling out more martinis into their empty glasses.

Kakashi and Asuma joined Naoto and Akie for dinner. They talked about the girls and what they had been put through, though nobody really knew very much of what they specifically had done, at all. Asuma assured both of them that they were there to get the information out of them, as well as protect them from harm until they could be moved.

Akie rose and took their dinner plates when they'd finished. She said, "Hanami should be here any minute. I will introduce her to both of you when she gets here. Have you decided how you are going to question the girls?"

Asuma said, "We've decided that we will each take one of the girls into our confidence and see if we can make them feel safer so they'll tell us what they know."

Akie said, "Excellent. You should go with Hanami then. Harumi will be back later. Kakashi you should work with her."

Kakashi nodded, while inside he cringed. I fucking hate this. I want to get back home. He still wondered what Anko was doing.

Anko was lying on Kurenai's living room floor, half way under her coffee table. Kurenai was laying face down on her stomach on her love seat facing Anko. Both shinobi were slurring their words and laughing like crazy comparing their "sex stories," and how they both started seeing the men they were currently attached to.

Kurenai slurred, "So, you two hooked up after a misssssion, and had sex outside onna cement schlab?"

Anko said, "Ahuh."

"And then outshide again in an alley?"

"Ahuh." Anko giggled.

"I know about the movie theater,"

"You weren't supposed to."

"How could I miss it? I wasshh THERE remember? You mentioned the park too? What issat man's obsessshion with outdoor sex?"

Anko looked at her and said, "I have no clue! But I'll tellya this. It's sooo much fucking fun! I never know what we're going to do next, most of the time, but I alwaysh enjoy it!"

Kurenai laughed and said, "Asuma is sho white bread. We're both sho private about everything, that it's either hish place or mine. We've rented rooms before, but that's the closest thing to doing something away from here we've ever done."

Anko said, "Thersh snothin' wrong with that! In fact, I had Kakashi tied up to my headboard just last night. See! We do have sex indoors too!"

Kurenai's eyes popped open. She yelled, "YOU TIED HIM UP LAST NIGHT!"

Anko giggled and said, "Yup. Did things to him he'll NEVER forget."

Kurenai flipped over on her back and said, "I would have never guesshed in a bazillion years that you two would get taagether. But from what you're doing with each other, you're a match made 'n heaven."

Anko said, "I like to think sho. He's really hot ya know. Specially when he stands there in his pants and mask only. Oh man, I'm gettin' the shiversh all over again."

"Have a chocolate rose."

"I think I will." Anko reached for one of her roses and handed one to Kurenai. "Here. Have one."

"Don't mind if I do."

The two lady shinobi lay on their backs eating the chocolate roses, making occasional "yummy-ummy" noises.

Anko finished hers and said out of nowhere, "He buys me underwear."

Kurenai choked on her chocolate. "WHAT?!"

Anko laughed. "He's got this habit see. Started the first night. I let him rip off my undies, and he kept 'em!"

"No fucking way!"

"Ahuh. Well he did it a few more times – it's actually very exciting. So since he kept about four pairsh, he went out and bought me seven pairsh to replace the ones he ripped, and the ones he planned on ripping."

Kurenai said, "Seven pairs? Don't tell me they had the,"

"Days of the week on them!"

"NOOO!!"

"YEESSHH!!!

Both girls laughed until their stomachs were sore. Kurenai wiped at her redder than usual eyes and said, "No more! No more! I can't – stomach hurrrrts!!"

Anko went in for the kill. "He bought me more underwear. Soooo many that whenever I try and open my underwear drawer, they pop out at me!"

Kurenai saw the picture of that in her head and lost it again. She could just see Anko getting attacked by a mound of underwear as it exploded out of a small underwear drawer. She was crying she was laughing so hard. "OW! I think I ruptured shomethin'." She held her stomach and giggled a bit more.

Anko asked, "How long have you and the giant ninja been secretly together?"

Kurenai giggled, "More than a year."

"No fucking way!"

"Ahuh. I like my giant ninja."

Anko felt totally devious and she rolled to face Kurenai. She asked, "Is he giant everywhere?" Then she burst out laughing. Kurenai did not. She just stared at Anko until she stopped laughing. When she did, Kurenai said, "You have no idea. Like a fucking elephant's trunk!"

Both girls had another fit of laughter, because Anko could just picture Asuma with an elephant's trunk for a penis.

After their laughter quieted a bit, as Kurenai was still holding her stomach and ribs, she said, "Do you love him?"

Anko didn't even hesitate. "I love him shhhooooo much. Oh my God, I love him. I've never loved ANYBODY before. Nobody. But he's so different, and he loves me right back."

Kurenai said, "It's a good feeling isn't it."

Anko looked at her and said, "Fuck no! I care about him so much and I don't know how to do this! 'Specially since they're on that fucked up 'get the information out of the sister scientists' mission. How am I supposed to deal with that? He's out there with OTHER WOMEN! SMART other women! And he may have to be flirty. I feel sick whenever I think about it."

"You probably had too many martinis."

"So'd you. But how do ya do it? You love Asuma don't you?"

"Shure do."

"So how d'you handle it. What if he fucks one of them? What if it comes to that?"

"Listen, I know Asuma. I know he's got a job to do. I also know he respects me 'nuff to only do what's necessary and nothing more. Plus, I trust him. You gotta have trust. You trust Kakashi don't you?"

"Completely."

"Then there shouldn't be a problem."

"I guesh I'm just not used to feeling like this about anyone. I feel like he's mine and he's not allowed to be around other women."

"I feel like that too. Asuma's mine. MINE! Bitch touches him; I'll genjutsu her ass so fast,"

Anko laughed and said, "Now you sound like ME!"

"Don't insult me!"

"HEY!" Anko looked for something to throw at Kurenai, but all she could find was the top of the chocolate roses box. It worked.

"I'm sorry. I'm just yankin yer chain. Know what?"

"What," Anko grumbled at her.

"You're really lucky. You're crazy in love with a man who feels the same way about you. That's something pretty rare, especially amongst us ninjas."

"You're right. I just wish he was here now, and not out there."

Kurenai faced her and put her chin on her hand. "I know. Me too."

Anko said, "Before we both start bawling, how about another drink?"

"We are going to suffer tomorrow."

"But not tonight. It's helping my heart not hurt so much."

"I've been there girl. I'll get another shaker full." Kurenai attempted to stand up and stumbled sideways, catching herself on a wall before she went over completely. "Be right back."

"M'k," Anko said, as she turned her head away from the direction her friend went and she let the tears come. She knew the alcohol was probably depressing her but she just wanted Kakashi back in her arms. She did trust him, but that didn't matter because he wasn't there with her when she needed him.

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A/N: Fun girls! But they miss the men.

Next up: Anko has a rough night, and we meet the sisters. See you soon!