Well, this is a reminder that this story is a secondary story, I will not be updating it as quick as some would like, and I'm sorry, but this does not have priority.

Kakashi woke up early, feeling much better from yesterday. Yawning, he stood, only to land on all four paws. Forgot about this. I need to get to Naruto, I get the feeling he's an animal person. Would make sense if he's always alone. He yawned again, glancing at Sakura, who was still in bed. What time is it? The clock was facing Sakura's bed, nudging it he got it to turn to him. Eight am, why's she still sleeping? Turning his head till his ear was even with the alarm clock he attempted to nudge her awake.

A loud screeching noise filled the air. Kakashi jerked, knocking the clock down. Okay, Alarm clock must die. Growling, Kakashi pounced on the clock, snapping at it. After a few minutes of wrestling with the clock, he finally hit the snooze button with his paw. Glancing at Sakura, he sweatdropped. She hadn't woken up. Well, she set it for a reason, might as well get her up. Gripping the top cover with his teeth, he pulled it down to the end of the bed.

"Mmmmm." She just curled up, gripping her sheets tighter.

And you complain about me? I at least get up early. Kakashi gripped the sheet and tugged. Come on! He sighed. So much for subtle. Kakashi barked loudly. Sakura woke with a start. Demon alarm clocks, and your sheets being taken off don't wake you, but a bark does? We have to work on that.

"Fang? Do you have to go?" Sakura was not awake.

No, you have to get up. It's way past training time, and Naruto has probably passed out by now, come on.He nudged her clock so she could see it.

" eight, thirty . . . Oh crap I over slept!" Sakura shot out of bed. "I'm going to be late meeting with Ino!"

Yeah, huh?Kakashi cocked his ears. No training? Kakashi glanced at the calendar. Oh, it's Sunday. And a day off for most genin. Kakashi lay down, before realizing what exactly it meant. Oh no, It's a shopping trip, with two girls, Kami, help. He was in trouble now.

Geeze, how long does it take you to get ready? it's ten. Kakashi glanced up at Sakura as they walked to the Yamamaka Flower shop. and what time do you wake up for training? They reached the flower shop, and Kakashi sneezed. All the pollen over loaded his sensitive nose.

"Ino! You ready?"

"In a minute!" Kakashi prayed that it really was a minute, not the ten that several female jonins he had worked with did. (Kurenai being one, that had actually been a dare from Gai.)

"Ready?" Ino arrived. One prayer had been answered. "Kawaii!" Kakashi sweatdropped as Ino hugged him. Well, at least I'm still a chick magnet . . . this will be a long day.

This would never happen if I was human, I wouldn't be here if I was human. Kakashi followed Sakura and Ino reluctantly as they shopped, mantra repeating in his head. His leg was hurting again, but there was no way to plea for a rest.

"-flame-youth-!" Kakashi heard broken pieces of Gai's speech, and instinctively moved closer to Sakura.

"Want to stop for lunch? There's this new cafe, and it looks nice." Ino's suggestion made his ears perk up.

Sakura, say yes. Please say yes . . .

"Sure." Thank you! A few minutes later, Kakashi lay down next to Sakura's chair, opting to get a nap.

"Excuse me, but can I sit with you?" A brunette with her hair in buns stood nearby, glancing over her shoulder.

"Why?"

"I'm trying to hide from my sensei and teammate right now, and it's more likely they'll skip over me if I'm with someone else."

"Sure, I'm Ino."

"I'm Sakura."

"Tenten, and I owe you both." The girl collapsed into the chair.

"Whose your sensei?" Kakashi glanced at the girl, as Sakura spoke, she was a little older than them, and a definite taijutsu build.

"Maito Gai, He's a great teacher, but I'm exhausted right now, and need a break." Tenten gave a small smile. "Who are yours?"

"Mine's Sarutobi Asuma. He's the son of the Sandaime."

"Mine's Hatake Kakashi, the copy nin." Kakashi was half asleep. Hey, she remembered the nickname.

"And according to my sensei, Sakura's is mine's rival."

Yeah, and the sole person I definitely don't want to know I'm a dog. Ever.

"I guess this is a popular place for the Kunochi's to meet." Kakashi opened one eye to see Kurenai and Hyuuga Hinata just behind her. "Sorry, I couldn't help overhear your conversation, I'm Yuuhi Kurenai, I'm team eight's jounin instructor, this is Hinata, do you mind If we join you?"

"Ano, No, Kurenai-san." Kakashi closed his eyes, dozing off.

"-He got his head stuck in the bucket! I'm watching him trying to get it off, and Kakashi just trips him. Through it all he's still giving the longest flame of youth speech ever!" Kurenai was telling a story, making the girls laugh, when Kakashi woke up. "Gai never turns down a challenge, and some of the things he's gotten into because of that are a bit more, weird for lunch conversations."

"Ow, my sides!" Ino was having trouble breathing. "I can't believe my sensei did that to him!"

"What Kurenai's forgetting to mention is how we had to explain to the Hokage why Gai had to go to the hospital, especially why he was beaten up and had a bucket on his head. None of us could keep a straight face." Some time during his nap, Anko had arrived. "We were all thinking 'he's going to to be so mad', but then he started laughing. He'd been watching the entire thing."

What I miss? Kakashi gently nudged Sakura's leg, she absently petted his head. Why's Anko here?

"I thought Gai-sensei was energetic, unfortunately, he's passing that mentality onto my teammate. Lee's becoming Gai-sensei's clone, I'm stuck between two extremes, one's Neji, who I'm sure must be the Hyuuga equivalent of Sasuke, and Gai-sensei and Lee." Tenten sighed. "I swear, My team must be crazy compared to anyone else's."

"No, Naruto's always hyper, Sasuke is always in his own world, and Kakashi-sensei is always there when you least expect him." Sakura smiled. "Which is either an hour to two hours late. Naruto is actually the first one there everyday."

"What does he do when he's waiting for you?" Kurenai looked at her.

"I have no idea, by the time I get there, he and Sasuke are already arguing about something. I found out he was always there first about a week ago." Sakura really hated the fact she knew next to nothing about her teammates, she felt embarrassed.

"I'm surprised you three don't actually talk, I'd be bored out of my mind if I didn't have something to do while waiting . . . Sakura-chan?" Tenten looked at her. "Something wrong?"

"Huh? Oh, no, I was just thinking about what you said." Sakura glanced at the clock on the side of the patio. "It's five?!"

"Oh, crap, I'm late. Way late." Anko got up. "I'm surprised no one came to get me."

"Let's do this again sometime." Tenten smiled. "I better go find my team . . . though I won't be able to keep a straight face." The image of her sensei with his head stuck in a bucket made her giggle.

"I agree, this was fun." The group split up. Kakashi got to his fe- paws. He followed Sakura back to her home. Relieved to be on soft carpet. He reluctantly ate the dog food Sakura's mom had gotten, and decided that he was never giving that brand to his dogs . . . ever.

That night, Sakura was silent as she lay in bed, staring at her ceiling. Kakashi watched her, guessing she was thinking about her team. For a long time after she fell asleep, Kakashi stared out her window, thinking. Tomorrow, they'd get back together as a team, and maybe things would start looking up . . . Like he'd remember why he was trapped as a dog, and what sort of mission he'd been on. Sakura started twitching in her sleep, and it sounded like she was crying. Kakashi glanced at the door, before hopping onto her bed and curled up next to her, head on one of the pillows, she stopped crying and Kakashi realized she had her arm around him. Okay, If anyone finds out, I am going to plead that I had no conscious thought process and was just reacting to their moods. With that, Kakashi fell asleep.

Well, that's it for today!