OVER 215 REVIEWS!! I heart all who reads this

This chapter is dedicated to Panda-chan (again) because she is going through chapter withdrawal. Poor, poor little chapter whore.

On a side note a reviewer asked me to marry them that made me laugh so hard.

Also dedicated to ContradictoryOrien, who wins the longest-review-I-have-ever-seen-in-my-life-award. Congratulations. :P

Any ways the last chapter reviews where HILARIOUS 3 it made me love writing this chapter because of them.

By the way not to disapoint fans but i will not be writing a lemon for this. Not saying they wont have a few erm... moment? But nothing that would be considered lime or lemonish or that would need this story go to M.


Tobi stared at the flames of the fire he had started in the cabin. He was memorized by the flickering of the flames. He was pulled out of his own little world when Sakura's voice called to him.

"Tobi," She said as she looked in the cabinets that were supposed to have food. "Where is the food, I can't find anything decent to fix. Well, unless you think a cup of flour and can of coffee beans are the best things in the world, theres nothing in here." She said sarcastically. Tobi got up and walked up behind her to look in the cabinet. He rested his chin lightly on top of her head. This action made Sakura blush, her heart thumped wildly in her chest.

"Deidara-Sempai must have taken the last of the food. Tobi will take Sakura-chan out to eat tonight, and then tomorrow Tobi and Sakura-chan can go get some food to restock." Sakura nodded mutely, still feeling shocked at how close they were. Of course she had hugged him, been tackled by him, held his hands, even been under him (not in that sort of way you perverts.) but in a sense this was slightly more intimate. Like there was almost a hidden meaning behind his actions now, they seemed more loving? She didnt know if that was the right word. But it was passing the line of friendship. She swore she just felt his gloved hand skim her waist.

"Is- Is there a town near here." She cursed herself silently for stuttering.

"Yeah, Tobi has been there before. It's a little bit of a walk, but it's not a ninja village so Tobi should be safe." He said thinking out loud. Sakura nodded again.

"I guess we should go." She scooted around him so he couldn't see her full on blush. "So there any place that serves dumplings there?" She asked while getting on her boots.

"Uh, Tobi don't know, but Tobi will go where ever Sakura-chan wants to eat." He said. She smiled at him. They walked out the door and Tobi picked her up once they were outside.

"Eek!" She yelped from the shock of him picking her up bridal style. He had taken off, jumping tree to tree trying to get to the town as soon as possible. "Tobi! I can run, jump, and walk like a regular person you know!" Tobi smiled behind his mask.

"Yeah, but Tobi likes carrying Flower-chan. This is a chance for Flower-chan gets to see how strong and manly Tobi is." She had to cover her mouth to try and cover her giggles. She tried desperately but failed miserable. She smiled up at him, a small blush on her face.

"Tobi, you're simply amazing." She said sincerely. Tobi looked down at her and she swore she could feel that smile again.

"Yeah, Tobi knows." He said coolly.


As they made there way to this unknown town, Sakura studied Tobi's face, well actually mask. It was still a fascination to her. She wanted so badly to know what he looked like; if he was handsome, ugly, or adorably cute. Sakura thought the last one would fit him better. Honestly after Sasuke, she was never one to actually care about looks again. She had realized that looks don't make a person nice at all, and with Sasuke that was an understatement of the century. When she was around Tobi so many questions would come to mind, ones including is face, his past, and any little odd things she came up with. Sakura could never actually ask them even though she really wanted to. They were personal and even though they were becoming closer, there was a small part of Tobi that she knew wasn't completely comfortable with telling her the things she wishes to know. Though she had to admit, it was hard not to ask.

"Sakura-Chan?" His voice pulled her out of her thoughts in a startle. She looked up at him quizzically. He slowly put her down, his hand staying on her waist for a moment before pulling his hands back. "We're here." He said excitedly. He grabbed her hand again and dragged her into the town. "So what was Sakura-Chan thinking about?" Tobi asked casually, still holding her hand as they walked. She looked up at him in shock then looked back to look around the small little town. It was a turiost town that was for sure. This dinky town thrived on tourism and any trading possible. Stands selling everything and anything filled the streets. Sakura stopped her thought process when Tobi's hand waved in her face. "Hello, Sakura-chan!!! Tobi asked you a question." He said still waving his hand in front of her.

"I'm sorry Tobi; I guess I keep getting lost in thought, that all." She said. "I'm really hungry though. Maybe after I put some food in my stomach I won't daze off on you." She said smiling. Tobi pulled her again.

"Come on Sakura-chan, I know the perfect place to go!" he pulled her to a small little restaurant and they went inside and sat down at a table. A waitress came over and smiled at them, she took their orders and went back to have the cook prepare them. Sakura looked around the small but homely place.

"It's nice here." She said. Tobi nodded happily.

"Yep, Deidara-sempai loves this place. He forced Tobi to come with him because he was sick of having to bring the food home to Tobi." Sakura brows knitted in confusion then it hit her.

"Oh! I'm sorry." She said feeling bad. Now Tobi was the one to be confused.

"Why is Flower-chan sorry?" He asked. Sakura smiled at his cuteness.

"I forgot that, well you know, your face and all and that you don't want others to see it, so of course you wouldn't come with Deidara. So I'm sorry because I was being insensitive, again." Tobi nodded and waved his hand as if to shoo away her words.

"Nah, Tobi don't care. Tobi's used to it anyways." He said nonchalantly. Sakura smiled and turned and flagged the waitress over. She whispered something in the waitress's ear and the waitress nodded and left. Tobi tilted his head a little to show he was once again confused. Sakura smiled at him for being cute. The waitress came back and had there food wrapped up. Sakura opened her money pouch but when she looked up she saw Tobi handing the lady the money. Sakura blushed. The waitress left and they got up and left. They walked out with there food. As they walked towards a quieter part of town Tobi asked what was on his mind.

"Tobi doesn't get why Sakura-chan did that. Tobi would have been fine not eating till we got back home." He heard Sakura snort.

"What and have it be cold?" She asked. "Listen Tobi, I respect the fact your not comfortable showing your face, trust me I have years of practice with Kakashi. But I don't want you to watch me eat if you're hungry."

"Its fine Flower-chan, Tobi isn't hung-" A loud growl coming inside his akatsuki robes made it clear he was lying. Sakura's eyebrow rose at the sound. Her hand slipped into his and she lead them into a forest. She stopped in a small, but decent clearing. She looked around to make sure it was a safe area then let go of his hand. She sat there food down and started to make it into almost a little picnic. She picked up her food turned her back on Tobi and his food. She said her thanks and started to eat. Tobi watched dumbfounded, he scratched his head and looked at her.

"Tobi is confused. Why is Sakura-chan eating here, when she could have eaten in the restaurant? And why is Sakura not facing Tobi." Sakura turned her head a little and smiled her brilliant smile. Tobi was left more confused till she spoke.

"I want to eat with you Tobi, and I said I respect the fact you don't want anyone to see your face, so I'm not going to watch you eat but I'm still going to talk to you like I would during a real meal. I promise I won't look if that's what you're thinking!" She turned back around to make her point. "I swear on the fourth Hokage's grave, which by the way don't tell anyone I said that because I would get in trouble, that I wont look, sneak a peek, or 'accidentally' look over at all." She said quickly. She heard Tobi sit down and snicker.

"Sakura-chan, you're funny." He said, but she swore she could hear that smile in his voice and she knew she had convinced him and he trusted her not to look. She ate happily for a bit.

"So Tobi what the plan for tomorrow?" she asked nonchalantly. She heard the slurp of noodles then his quiet contemplation.

"Tobi and Sakura will go to the market and get some food, and then afterwards Tobi don't know." Then it seemed like an idea hit him. "There's a stream near Tobi's cabin, we could go there and swim." She resisted the urge to give him a skeptical look.

"Tobi would you actually swim?" She asked. She heard him scratch his head.

"Tobi don't know, maybe." He said. "Really, Tobi would rather watch Sakura play in the water then anything." He said. She resisted the urge to go over and smack him so instead she muttered pervert under her breath.

"Tobi isn't a pervert!" He said back.

"Could have fooled me." She said back.

"Tobi's just comfortable with Sakura-Chan to joke around. Tobi will stop if it really bugs Sakura." He said sadly. She could just imagine him with his head down. She sighed.

"No, it's fine. It is funny in a sense. I'm sorry." She said. A funny thought struck her about how if this was anyone else she wouldn't hesitate to break there skull for saying such things and that she was the one apologizing for overreacting when it was normally the boy who would be for saying what he said. She knew deep down why she didn't go after him after every time he said something like that. He was to damn cute with his child like behavior, that afterwards she would just sit there contemplating if he was just simply a mastermind to be able to control her emotions like that.

Tobi was quiet also, thinking how nice she was and of course how cute she was. It was nice not having someone force him to do something he wasn't ready for. He really wanted to thank her some how for being so sweet. An idea struck him out of the blue, remembering what he had heard in the village a couple of day before.

"Sakura-chan, what would you say about going to a festival here?" He asked getting excited. "With Tobi of course!" Sakura stopped her self from turning around.

"Festival? What kind?" She asked.

"Tobi doesn't really know what they are celebrating but it's to get more tourists in for 3 days. It's the day after tomorrow and the only requirement is to wear a kimono and mask." She thought this over.

"Tobi, I would love to but I have neither the mask nor a kimono to wear." She said. Tobi was in front of her in a second with his mask in place. He grabbed her hands.

"Its ok Sakura-Chan, Tobi can buy them tomorrow when we go to the market area to get food. Flower-chan can pick any kimono and mask she desires." He said getting caught up in the excitement. She smiled and nodded.

"You win Tobi, you win. Just make sure you get a kimono too." She said as an after thought. She got up and started to pick there stuff up. "Let's go throw this away then we can head back." She picked the rest up but Tobi took it out of her hands.

"Tobi is the man so Tobi should take out the trash." He said puffing up his chest a little to make him look more 'manly'. She laughed at his antics.

"Yes dear." She said jokingly. They left their secluded spot back in town and got rid of there trash as they left the town back to the cabin he picked her up again. She glared up at him.

"Like Tobi said, Tobi is the man here and must protect poor defenseless Sakura-chan." He said pretending to deepen his voice.

"Oh Tobi," She said deadpan. "What ever would I do with out?" He smirked under his mask.

"Oh don't worry, poor defenseless Sakura-chan, Tobi will never leave your side again and will make sure you're always safe." He said again.

"I get the feeling your motives behind carrying me aren't exactly righteous as to make sure "poor defenseless Sakura-chan" is safe." She said sarcastically. Tobi grinned under his mask.

"Yeah, Tobi just likes seeing your boobs bounce when we jump tree to tree." He said. Sakura mouth dropped again and she stared at him wide eyes. Her face went redder then any time before. "Aww, Sakura-Chan's face is as red as her shirt." He teased. Her face was now covered by her hair so he couldn't exactly tell what she was thinking but the evil aura coming off her made him stop and put her down.

"Tobi think Sakura can walk perfectly now." He said trying to lighten the mood. She looked up at him and smiled. Tobi felt the dread again.

"Tobi?'

"What?"

"Run."

"Tobi's running." He said quickly, turned and ran for his life. He decided as he ran from the pink haired girl behind him, who was gaining incredibly fast, that he would have to lay off the boob jokes for a bit.


She had throttled him pretty well once she caught up to him. She had been nice enough not to damage his mask in anyway. Which even though he knew he should feel humiliated for getting the snot beat out of him from a girl half his size, he couldn't help feel a little happy that she was considering his privacy by leaving his mask alone. Now he was begging her to still let her still share the bed.

"PLEASE!! Tobi will be a good boy!" He begged.

"How will I know you won't cope a feel? Hmmm?"

"Tobi just wants to snuggle!!!" he protested and begging on the floor.

"I don't know if I should trust you after your dirty comment today." She said as she walked through the door heading toward Tobi's room. He followed her inside.

"TOBI WAS KIDDING!!!... Ok maybe Tobi wasn't" He said when she gave him a skeptical look. "But Tobi is sorry that he made Sakura-chan mad... PLEASE PLEASE!"

"Maybe you should just sleep in Deidara's bed. I'm sure he wouldn't care."

"NO! Tobi wants to snuggle with Sakura-chan. Tobi just wants to snuggle. Sakura-chan promised!!!!!" he sniffled a little and Sakura felt her wall crumble. She innerly cursed at his way of being so adorable she could resist.

"FINE." Tobi jumped her as the words left her mouth. She fell onto the makeshift bed with a thud. "Ow Tobi, be careful." She said. He wrapped his arm around her waist and laid his head on her shoulder and cuddled up to her. She gave him a weird look. "What are you doing?"

"Tobi is getting comfortable so that he can go to sleep."

"Tobi, I need to get in my pajamas and all that other girly crap out the way before I go to bed." Tobi shrugged.

"Just sleep in your clothes. Tobi does it." She gave him a weird look again.

"But I have other clothes in my bag I could use."

"To bad, Tobi isn't letting go now that he is comfortable and snuggling to flower-chan." He said childishly stubborn. She sighed in defeat.

"Fine, but could we at least take off our shoes and weapon pouched because I feel a kunai digging into my leg a little." Tobi sighed in defeat and let go of her.

"Stupid weapons and shoe..." Tobi muttered under his breath. "Always getting in the way of snuggling with Sakura-chan." He said as he threw his sandal off and across the room a little violently. Sakura watched in amusement. She took off her boots and her weapon pouch and any weapons she had hidden on her, as did Tobi. She laid back down and Tobi got back into his comfortable position, snuggling up to her and soon she heard his light snores. Soon even she was asleep.


Theres so much fluff in this chapter that it never seems to stop.

This is just a little late then usual. I pulled an all nighter last night and stayed up till 7 and when I woke up at 12 today I was like aww crap I didn't type the rest of chapter 10 out. So I made it extra long :D Review! Because last chapter I got so many great awesome reviews from so many people I busted with happiness. I got many saying on the lines they noramally don't review and that they had for me and I was like SWEET!! XD