A bird chirped. He woke up. The sun was shining in his closed eyes. He felt a warm, tingling sensation in his inside, something he had only felt once before, when he was a boy. It had been his first kiss, and the person whom he had shared it with was the woman he had always loved. That someone was now resting on his chest; he opened his eyes and smiled. All he could see was long, blonde hair, but he knew who it was. He kissed her hair, and still couldn't believe what happened the night before. She rolled over on the bed, leaving his chest free. He rolled over with her and held her in his arms for a while and buried his face in her hair, which he couldn't understand how, but always smelled so nice. He was just happy to be with her. After a while of lying on the bed with her, he decided he would take a bath.

He found his way to her bathroom and saw the huge bathtub there. It was a beautiful marble color and had a spot for putting the soap, shampoo bottles, bath salts, etc., and if you were lying in it, there was a window that looked at the sky where it touched the mountains, but most importantly to him, it was big enough for him to stretch his whole body in. He worked out the water mechanism and got it to the temperature he wanted and filled it, then, he picked one of the bath soaps that were neatly placed on the edge of the tub and poured a little bit in it. Then, he got into the tub and just relaxed. It was nice to have peace every once in a while, and the water was perfect, he relaxed and started thinking.

He started thinking about Tsunade and everything related to her, how happy he was when he was with her, and how cute she looked when she was angry at him. He chuckled to himself, remembering all the times she had yelled at him for doing something, and how he usually didn't listen because he was too busy looking at her and thinking how cute she looked when she was angry. Even though she was so strong and could send him flying whenever she wanted, he knew there was another side to her, a side rarely shown to others, the sweet Tsunade side. He had seen it, one time or another and he knew that that was probably her nature, before being hardened by the world.

Then he remembered. Among all the happiness he had felt, he had forgotten all about her. Well, he had to tell Tsunade, there was no other choice, and he had to get to his house. Fast. He had been in the water for a while and was now clean, so he quickly got out of the tub, wrapped himself in her towel (he would apologize later) and went into Tsunade's room to get the clothes he was wearing the day before. When he came into the room, the first thing he noticed was that Tsunade was not awake yet, that was good. Then, he put his clothes on, kissed Tsunade's forehead, and disappeared from the room. Jiraiya was now in his house, and he ran, first to his room to change into fresh clothes, and then to hers, to see if she was asleep. To his relief, she was. He quickly went to his desk and on a spare piece of paper wrote:

Ami-chan, don't worry about me. Be back at ten am. Have breakfast on your own. Sorry I could not cook the pancakes you wanted, but I'll do it tomorrow. I promise.

He then put the note on a place he knew she would see it and disappeared again.

When he got to Tsunade's again, she was still asleep, something he had been counting on, because of the fact that he knew her not to be a morning person. He sat on her bed, beside her and watched her sleep for a while, she looked peaceful and happy. After a while, she started stirring a bit more, and finally woke up. She looked at him and smiled, and then whispered "Morning". She sat up, covering her body with the sheets, and got closer to him and hugged him. He held her tightly and kissed her. She noticed his clothes "That's not what you were wearing yesterday, is it?" She asked

He looked at it and said "Oh, it's just that I had to go to my house for a couple of minutes while you were asleep, so I took advantage of the journey and got my clothes."

"Oh, I see…"she said "Well, it seems that you are ready, so I'll go to take a fast shower, be right back." She got up, grabbed the clothes she was going to wear that day, and went to the bathroom, leaving Jiraiya alone in the room.

While he was waiting for her, he thought about how he was going to break it to Ami, it might come as a shock, but if he was going to be with Tsunade, Ami had to know. He decided it was best for him to tell her first, and then ask her if she wanted to meet Tsunade.

Surprisingly, the "fast" shower didn't last more than half an hour. In twenty minutes she was out and ready. She had not blow dried her hair, so it was wet and down, but Jiraiya liked it like that.

When she was ready, she sat beside him on the bed, which bounced a little, and said "So, did you already have breakfast?"

"Of course I haven't, Hime, I just went there to get dressed, only that"

"Fine" she said "You want me to make some?"

"Hime, why don't we go for a walk and see if there is someplace open where we can have breakfast?" He asked, fearful of Tsunade's cooking and not wanting to offer to cook anything himself.

"That's fine with me" she said, so he got up and offered her his hand and they set off. It was still pretty early and there were very few people in sight. The morning was fresh, the breeze just right; the sun was shining, and the sky was blue. They started walking in silence for a while; then Jiraiya said "So, Hime, what made you realize you love me, huh?"

"How do you know I love you?" she asked, half smiling

"Because I'm alive and well, and if you didn't love me, I would probably be dead or severely injured."

"How do you know that all I wanted was not a one-night stand?"

"With me? Ha, I don't think so, because you know how much I would bug you to go on a date with me on the days to come, plus, you were the one that offered breakfast"

"Hmm, ok, you got a point there. Fine, I do love you; I've loved you for a long time."

"Aw, was it so difficult to admit?" He laughed, and she scoffed, always acting like a child, she thought, even though she knew it was not entirely true, after all, there was a small percentage of Jiraiya's personality that didn't act like a child. He smiled and put his arm around her waist

"Jiraiya, if that hand goes any lower in public, you'll regret it."

"Ok, ok, I'll be good, don't worry. Oh, and by the way, Hime, I used your towel, hope you don't mind"

"So that's why I couldn't find it in the bathroom" she crossed her arms and looked at him crossly, but the mock puppy dog expression in his face made her laugh.

They finally found a place where they could have a decent breakfast ("please, no ramen" Jiraiya had said "because I promised Naruto I'll have lunch with him today") and took a table for two. Tsunade sat with her back to the window and Jiraiya sat in front of her.

Shizune and Genma were walking around the village when they passed the place where Tsunade and Jiraiya were having breakfast.

"Looks like Jiraiya-sama got lucky last night" Genma commented, looking at the window. Shizune was not very interested in Jiraiya's love affairs, "But who is she? She looks familiar" He asked. Shizune turned to look "Oh my God, no, it can't be… can it? Genma, do you think that can be Tsunade-sama?"

"Well, now that you mention it… Nah, it can't be" they laughed, nevertheless, Shizune decided to go check.

She opened the door and went in and walked directly to the table where Jiraiya was sitting, trying to get a glimpse of the woman who was with him. True, she was blonde, voluptuous, and she was wearing something Tsunade would wear, but it just couldn't be her, just some days ago she had said she would never date him. She finally could see the woman's face, and she couldn't believe it. She walked up to Tsunade and greeted them both. Tsunade was surprised to see Shizune there, but she was in a good mood, so she said

"Hi, Shizune, what a coincidence to see you here!"

Oh, no, Shizune thought to herself, she sounds very happy; this is most definitely not just a business meeting. "Tsunade-sama, can I talk to you?" she asked, out loud

"Sure" said Tsunade "What is it?"

"Um, alone?"

"Fine" she said, not so happy anymore "come on, let's go to the bathroom", and she turned to Jiraiya and added, with a softer voice "Be right back"

They walked side by side, silently, neither one of them enjoying the trip, until they reached the door and Shizune closed it, after making sure no one was around, she half whispered half yelled "YOU SLEPT WITH HIM, DIDN'T YOU?"

Tsunade blushed a little, but immediately recovered her composure and said "Since when do you care about my love life?"

"Since you have one" Shizune answered "So, you are sleeping with him, when did this all start?" she asked, smiling gloatingly. Tsunade was not very happy, and Shizune could tell, but this made her enjoy it even more, it was payback for all the times Tsunade had teased her with some boy or another.

"Fine, I'll tell you, but only if you tell me about you and Genma." Tsunade answered, crossing her arms.

"Darn, you're good, how did you know?"

Tsunade grinned triumphantly "I saw him at the door, looking at you when we were on our way to the bathroom, plus Jiraiya saw you together and told me"

"Oh" Shizune said, darn him, she thought "We had a date about a week ago and he called me last night to see if I wanted to have breakfast with him today, that's all, there, I told you. Now, about you and Jiraiya-sama, what happened?"

"Well… Nah, I don't have to tell you"

"WHAT? Come on, Tsunade-sama, I told you about Genma, you promised"

"Well, if you must know, I did sleep with him, and yes, I was aware of what I was doing" she said in answer to Shizune's awestruck expression. "Well, I must go, Jiraiya is waiting for me, and if I'm not wrong, Genma is waiting for you too." Now it was her turn to smile at the reaction of her assistant. After saying that, she walked out of the bathroom, leaving Shizune alone and still awestruck. On her way to the table she waved at Genma, who was outside, near the open door.

When she got to the table, she noticed Jiraiya with a serious look on his face, so she asked

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Well, Hime, there is something I must tell you, but before I do, you must promise not to do anything before I'm done"

"Fine, I promise" answered Tsunade, feeling a bit suspicious

"Well, Hime, God, how can I put this? Well, I guess I'll just tell you. The truth is there is another girl in my life."

Tsunade felt like her entire world was crumbling down again. She had finally gotten the courage to admit a man in her life again, and now this; there was somebody else in his life, another woman, well, she should have expected it, after all, this was Jiraiya, the Ero-sennin. She felt like getting up and leaving, not even like kicking the crap out of him, just getting out of his sight, but she had promised to hear him out, so she said "Please explain yourself, because this does not sound good to me."

"It's not what you think, Hime, just, look, let me talk to her and ask her if she wants to meet you, then I can explain everything, if seeing her doesn't. I can't let you know much about it because it's something… well, you'll see. If she says she does want to meet you, I'll tell you later, and if she doesn't, I swear I'll explain, but please, please give me the benefit of the doubt, just until tonight, please, Hime, I beg you. Please, don't be angry at me, it's not what it seems, really."

"Fine" said Tsunade, not very pleased, still terribly upset. She decided to give him a chance, not because he deserved it, the jerk, but because she loved him. It had not started the night before, no, she had loved him for a long time, but always thought she could control it, but the day before, it had just exploded. She got up and left the place and Jiraiya, who was looking terribly guilty and sad, but she didn't notice because she was too busy leaving.

Well, FINALLY, the next chapter! I'm so sorry it took so long to update, but I was kind of busy with school... Anyway, I hope to have Ch. 3 soon, I'm already working on it! Oh, and please review and tell me who you think Ami is (and of course if you like it or not)! I really hope you like it, and please review XD!

DISCLAIMER: I OBVIOUSLY do not own Naruto or any of the original characters from the manga, only an overactive imagination... and if I did own Naruto, well, the story would be VERY diffrent...