Well, I'm back. Did you miss me? Anyway, I realize they're extremely OOC, but this is my first fanfic and I'm still trying to get used to writing. I think I'll get used to their personalities pretty soon. I would like to thank the following people for reviewing me. I love you all!

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Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or Kakashi. WHHHYYYY?! Curse you cruel fate! Also, I don't own any songs by My Chemical Romance, All-American Rejects, or Green Day.

Ch.4: Are We There Yet?

8:50 A.M.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura all happened to arrive early. The sun was shining and not a cloud in the sky. Of course, it was the beginning of June. Summer was coming so it wasn't really a surprise.

"Hey Sasuke-teme."

"What, dobe?"

"Do ya think Kakashi-sensei is gonna be late? Technically, this is a mission."

"Albeit a stupid one. Dunno, probably."

"Wanna race up that tree and back?" Naruto pointed to a tall oak tree about 50 meters away. "First one here has the loser carry his stuff."

"Hn."

"Alright, ready, set, GO!"

Sasuke and Naruto charged towards the tree with charka-enhanced feet. A wind picked up from their speed, messing up Sakura's flowing hair. Sakura sighed, tucking a loose strand behind her ear. 'They'll never stop this rivalry, even if it kills them.' A smile crept onto her face, remembering all the times when they almost died during their eating contests. It was always the same. They'd challenge each other, stuff themselves sick or choke, and she'd help. Hey, being a medic-nin helped, especially since her team consisted of a man who hated hospitals and these two knuckleheads. She chuckled to herself.

8:56 A.M.

They still weren't back yet. 'How far away was that damn tree?!'

Sakura was now drawing bunnies in the dirt with a stick she found. 'I hope they get back soon. We leave in four minutes, if Kakashi-sensei gets here on time.'

She mulled over that thought and shrugged. "Unlikely, but possible."

8:58 A.M.

A cloud of dust appeared in front of Sakura. The dust cleared revealing a panting Naruto and slightly sweaty Sasuke. Naruto yelled" Who won, Sakura?!"

She just looked at them and sighed. "It was…" Naruto was looking expectantly. Sasuke just looked at her. "…a tie."

They were all surprised. Naruto's jaw was touching the ground and Sasuke looked at her like she was crazy. She laughed. "I'm kidding, I didn't even pay attention. Besides, would you really want him to hold your stuff? He might do something to your bag."

"But Sakuraaaaa!"

"Hn. Shut up, dobe. I won anyway."

"Shut up, teme, Like hell you did!"

"Hn."

"Rrgh!"

Sakura just stood there, now mildly annoyed. "Cool it you two. We're going on a vacation to relax, not to annoy the hell out of each other."

"Fine."

"Hn."

"By the way, which tree did you guys use? You were gone for eight minutes."

Naruto answered, "The really tall one a few meters away from here!"

"You mean the one that's like, 100 stories tall?"

"Yup!"

She just sighed and started her bunnies again.

9:00 A.M.

A poof of smoke appeared. "Yo."

All three of them froze with their mouths open and eyes wide. They looked like fish in that pose. "He's…" Sakura said.

Next, Sasuke, "Actually."

"On time!" screamed Naruto.

And at that precise moment, hell froze over.

Kakashi just looked at them and smiled. "What? It's possible." Sakura and Naruto looked like they were about to faint. Sasuke had his unemotional face on again while inside, he was freaking out like hell trying to figure out why he was on time or the possibility that someone had kidnapped the real Kakashi and trying to pass this guy off as the real one.

Kakashi cleared his throat, gaining their attention. "We have a mission to attend to, remember?" They all shrugged and grabbed their bags. Naruto, a backpack with little ramen bowls on it and a orange duffel bag. Sasuke, a backpack and black duffel bag with the Uchiha fan on it. Sakura, a pink backpack and her dark blue duffel bag. Kakashi picked up his black duffel bag from the ground, pulled out an Icha Icha book from his black backpack, and said, "Let's go." The gates opened and they casually walked out of Konoha.

9:30 A.M.

They had been walking for half an hour when Naruto asked Kakashi, "So what are we gonna do for two months?"

"I don't know. Relax, swim, read, that sort of stuff."

"For TWO months?" Sasuke asked incredulously.

"I guess."

"Hn." Sasuke walked ahead and Naruto followed him and started a conversation about past missions, leaving Sakura and Kakashi walking side-by-side.

"Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi got his nose out of his book and looked down at Sakura's face and inwardly frowned. She looked troubled. 'I wonder what's wrong.'

"Yes?"

"Do you…do you…think…I need a boyfriend?"

Inner Kakashi was doing backflips because he thought this question was a godsend, but Kakashi saw she was really unsure about this. "Well, it depends. Do you want one?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe. Yes."

"So what's the problem?"

"Well, how do I look for one? Like one I might actually like. I mean, I get asked by fanboys, but I don't want to hurt them since I don't like them."

Kakashi hated to do this, but he had to help. "What about Lee or Sasuke?" he asked, trying to ignore the pain in his heart when he said it.

Sakura looked at him and shook her head. "Lee is like a brother to me, not a boyfriend. And Sasuke, well…I'm not sure."

Kakashi's hope sank and Inner Kakashi was sulking in a corner of Kakashi's mind. He inwardly sighed. "Well, if you ever need help, I'll be there for you." he said, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. 'It's the least I could do.'

She looked at him and smiled brightly. She hugged him. "Thank you," she whispered before running to catch up to the others.

A blush made its way onto his face. Luckily for him, it went unnoticed. He rubbed the back of his neck. 'I guess I'll never have a chance, but as long as I can see her happy, I'll manage.' He thought sticking his nose in his book and continued along the dirt path.

10:30 A.M.

Naruto was BORED. Not bored, but BORED. Suddenly it hit him. "I have a great idea!" screamed Naruto and proceeded to sing 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, earning him two bonks on the head. Sakura had to drag Naruto's unconscious body on the dirt path. Sasuke kept an eye on him, inwardly snickering at Naruto's current state while Kakashi read his book.

11:39

Naruto had finally regained consciousness and they stopped near a few rocks to take a break and Sakura did a once-over on Naruto to see if there was any major damage.

Naruto's stomach growled. "I'm hungry."

Sasuke scoffed. "That's pretty obvious."

Sakura jumped into a nearby tree and looked into the distance, a breeze fluttered her hair. 'She looks nice like that,' Sasuke thought.

'So you finally notice her. Took you long enough.'

'Who the fuck are you?'

'Such language. I'm the inner you and I'm telling you, you like her.'

'Why should I care?'

'So you do like her. Ha! I knew it!'

'No I don't!'

'Sheesh. Violent denial much?'

'If I admit I like her, will you leave me alone, at least until we get to the inn?'

'Fine.'

Sakura scanned the area, unaware that Kakashi and Sasuke were looking at her. Correction. Staring at her. Suddenly she gasped. "Guys, there's a lake up ahead! We can have a picnic there!"

Naruto was pleased with the prospect of lunch being soon. "Good idea, Sakura-chan!"

"Aa."

"I agree. That seems like a good idea."

"Okay, let's go then!" She and Naruto started skipping towards the lake, leaving Kakashi and Sasuke to walk calmly after them.

12:00 P.M.

"Wow, Sakura-chan! This place looks awesome!"

They were at the lake's shoreline. The clear water was glimmering from the sun. There was a large tree with plenty of shade too. "Hn." Sakura laughed. "I like it too. Come on. Let's eat!"

Naruto pulled out a thermos and some instant ramen and sat on one side of the tree. Sasuke pulled out some sliced tomatoes and onigiri and sat in the tree above Naruto.

Kakashi and Sakura were on the opposite side of the tree from Naruto and Sasuke. Kakashi searched through his backpack. Nothing. 'Damn.'

His stomach growled. 'Shit.'

Sakura looked at him confusedly. "Something wrong, sensei?"

"No." His stomach set off. "Dammit."

Sakura laughed. She eventually stopped laughing and wiped a tear from her eye. "Your stomach says otherwise. I'm guessing you forgot your lunch and skipped breakfast." He replied by rubbing his neck and smiling. She dug through her backpack and pulled out two tin-foil packets. She gave one to him and kept one to herself. "What is it?"

"It's teriyaki chicken and rice. Open it." she said and handed him a pair of wooden chopsticks. He opened it and sure enough, it was. It looked heavenly and being made by Sakura was a plus.

He took a bite, eating it so fast, Sakura didn't it go into his mouth, but she noticed the missing piece of chicken. "How is it?"

"It's great."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

She blushed. "Thank you."

'Why am I blushing? It's because Kakashi complimented my cooking. Afterall, he rarely compliments anyone. Yeah, that's it.'

Kakashi noticed her slightly pink cheeks and smiled softly. 'She looks cute when she blushes.' He continued eating, discreetly looking at her, while she ate and looked out at the scenery.

Nobody bothered Kakashi and his mask. After a few years, they stopped trying to find out what was under the mask, but they still tried guessing what was under it from time to time. After he finished eating, he thanked Sakura and began to read his Icha Icha again.

The scene was peaceful. Kakashi was reading under the shade of the tree, Naruto was polishing his shuriken, Sasuke was surveying the area around the tree, and Sakura was sitting on the shore, looking at the lake.

Even if Sasuke never really showed it, he loved them like family. They were the closest thing he had to one since his family died. Of course, he wouldn't tell them until he was at his deathbed or have it read in his will and even then, he wasn't sure if he should. He had a pretty good feeling that they knew. Sasuke still had to make a family and restore the Uchiha clan, but he'd worry about that later. Right now, he wanted to enjoy the peace while it lasted.

2:40 P.M.

Naruto was BORED again. You know what that means! Annoying, stupid questions! "Hey teme, are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet? "

"No."

"How about now?"

"No."

(This went on for a few hours.)

6:15 P.M.

"Hey, are we there yet?"

Kakashi was ignoring him by reading and singing Give Me Novacaine by Green Day in his mind. Sasuke was trying hard not to chidori him through the ground and into the next millennium. He wanted him to shut up, not curse his future generations and the world with Naruto's blabbing, so he did the next best thing, ignore him with My Chemical Romance's I'm Not Okay (I Promise). Sakura was trying to block him out with All-American Rejects' It Ends Tonight, but his voice started breaking through about an hour ago. He would have stopped earlier if he hadn't found a chocolate bar in his bag.

"Hey guys. Are we there yet? Are we? Are we? Huh? Huh? Huh?"

SNAP

Needless to say, Sakura's last nerve snapped. She lasted 3hrs and 35 min, a great improvement from the old Sakura. "Naruto. SHUT UP! We only have 10 km left so we should be there soon and if you ask one more time, I'll crush every bone in your body and I mean every bone." He shut up at the threat and the combined glares he received. One more time and even Kami wouldn't be able to help him against a pissed Sakura, Sasuke, AND Kakashi.

7:00 P.M.

Naruto read the sign on the inn. "The Rose Flower Inn. Weird name."

"Naruto," said Sakura. "The Crystal Hyacinth Village is a famous vacation spot for its variety of beautiful flowers, lakes, and fresh air! It's supposed to be one of the most beautiful and relaxing places in the world. How could you not know?"

"Maybe because the only way he'd ever know a location is if the word 'ramen' was involved." Sasuke interjected.

Naruto fumed. "Shut up teme!" Kakashi opened the door for them to go in. Sasuke grabbed Naruto by the collar and dragged him inside.

They went into the inn's lobby. The inn was more like a small hotel. It had three stories. The first story had an indoor bath and the lobby. The pool was outside in the back. The other two stories were rooms. There were five rooms on each floor. It was actually quite nice.

Kakashi rang the bell on the receptionist's desk. "Hello?"

A rustling noise was heard in the backroom behind the desk. "Oh, guests. Hold on, I'll be right with you!" said the noise. A minute later, an old man in his mid-sixties came out. "Hello. My name is Hiro. What can I do you this fine afternoon?"

"Um, our superior made two reservations for us to stay here for the next two months. It should be under the name, Tsunade." said Sakura.

"Oh yes, my wife will lead you to your rooms. Kisa?"

"Yes?" A voice came in from the backroom. A woman about the same age as her husband with her hair in a bun and a lilac-colored kimono came out. She spotted our Team 7. "Oh hello."

"Hello," they said.

"Could you show them their rooms, dear?"

"Sure." She grabbed the keys and stepped out from behind the desk. "Follow me please." They said bye to Hiro and followed his wife, Kisa.

7:15 P.M.

They followed her up the flights of stairs to the third floor. "Each room has a closet, a king-sized bed, t.v., bathroom, closet, and dresser. There is an indoor bath on the first floor. It's separated by a bamboo wall, so you can still talk to your friends, dear," she said looking at Sakura.

"The indoor bath hours are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Male and female entrances are labeled. We also have a pool. Pool hours are from 8:45 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. We don't have a kitchen in this inn, but there are restaurants all over the village. There's a bar down the road, parks, and shops and there are maps on the front desk. Oh, before I forget, we have a festival in three weeks to celebrate the arrival of summer. I hope you will come. Here are your keys and enjoy your stay!" she said, handing them the keys.

Kisa turned and went down the hall to the stairs. They turned to each other with one question on all their minds, 'Who's sleeping with who?'

"I call the teme!" Sasuke glared at him. Naruto dismissed it, thinking it was for annoying him all day and calling him teme, but the real reason was, he wanted to sleep with Sakura. The faint muttering of 'dobe' could be heard escaping Sasuke's mouth.

Sakura just looked at them all and said, "I guess I'm sleeping with Kakashi. I hope you don't mind." she said looking at her.

"Not at all." Kakashi smiled. 'How the hell am I going to survive TWO MONTHS?!'

'Yes! Yes! Yes! Kami, I love you!'

They were about to enter their rooms when Kakashi spoke. "I just remembered, Tsunade told me this morning that we can't wear our protectors while we're here. We might scare the locals." (A/N: They are all wearing regular shirts and jeans.)

Sakura looked at him. "But what about your sharingan?"

"Yeah, sensei!"

"Aa."

"I got it covered." He pulled out an eye patch. Sasuke asked, "What about your mask?" Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura got a hopeful glimmer in their eyes.

"Tsunade said it could stay."

Disappointed, they unlocked the room doors. Rm. 9 for Sasuke and Naruto. Rm. 10 for Kakashi and Sakura. They said good night and closed the door.