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Chapter One

Sakura only had one simple mission assigned that cold winter day. Really it was supposed to be her day off from the hospital, but being the head medic, emergencies were always a greater priority compared to her very much needed sleep. So when she reached the Hokage tower, she expected to find her sensei sitting straight with a serious expression. After all, you do not send an ANBU out to relay just a simple message, it had to be something important.

What she did not expect to find was the the group of shinobi that was her team, arguing with a group of sand shinobi that included the kazekage. Well, the latter was not exactly participating in the argument. He was leaning against the wall, eyes closed, like he did not give a damn in the world that his older siblings were fighting in the presence of the hokage. She noticed Kakashi silently reading his porn book, again.

Sakura inwardly rolled her eyes. Kazekage or not, Gaara was still young, and just like any boy in adolescence, he had his rebellious side. This included lack of respect for elders. Although the kunoichi would never say it out loud, her sensei, Lady Tsunade, is in fact, technically, an elder. God only knew what the sannin would do to her if she ever heard her say the word "old." The thought alone was enough to send shivers running through her body.

Carefully closing the large wooden door behind her, the kunoichi moved her gaze away from the argument, to the hokage. Tsunade was seated behind her desk, as usual, her face turning different shades of red. She was getting frustrated, Sakura knew. Any moment now...

"Everybody shut up!" Tsunade slammed her hand on the wooden table, a thumb and forefinger rubbing her temples. The room immediately became silent, and Sakura could not help but smirk inwardly. It was one of the few things that had rubbed off on her from her sensei.

"Uh...Grandma Tsunade, why the hell are we here anyways?" Naruto's hand came up to scratch the back of his head. He was awakened by Kakashi, earlier that morning because the hokage had sent for Team Seven. He thought, since it seemed to be an emergency, that they would finally, after weeks of D-ranked missions, be able to go on a classified S-rank mission. He did not expect to have to wait another hour for Gaara and his siblings, and another hour for Sakura. The latter was even more frustrating, because, no one ever had to wait for Sakura. In fact, she was always the one waiting for them.

The hokage took a deep breath, making sure that she did in fact have the attention of her audience. "I have a very important mission for team seven. It will be a B-ranked mission," Naruto's eyes gleamed, it was better than a D-ranked mission, "for the next four months, team seven will be in charge of watching over the Kazekage, as well as his siblings during their stay." Naruto's mouth fell open, about to protest, but the glare Tsunade sent him made him rethink his actions. "Temari, who asked specifically to be able to have training partners each day, will be staying with Naruto and Sasuke. Kakuro, who will have to work on his close range battle tactics will be staying with Kakashi. And Gaara, you will be staying with Sakura."

"WHAT?!" Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, including Kakashi, who had dropped his book, had their jaws hanging open at her last and final sentence. Okay so maybe Sakura's mission was not a one day thing, and it was not as simple as she thought. Her eyes narrowed at her sensei, then towards the Kazekage, whose eyes remained closed.

"Now, Hokage-sama, I don't think it would be wise to have Kazekage-sama living under the same roof as Sakura," Kakashi spoke for the other two males, who nodded in agreement. Had his mask been down, everyone would have noticed the small tint of pink on his cheeks. He couldn't lie that he has noticed how much of a woman Sakura has grown over the past years. He himself had to keep his dirty minded thoughts in check. Any man, including the Kazekage, would be foolish to let such a curvaceous body be ignored.

"Oh come off it Kakashi, the Kazekage is a respectable man. No one can compare to your perverse conscience," Tsunade merely waved him off with a hand.

"But..."

"Grandma Tsunade!"

"Enough! I don't want to hear anymore of this. You are dismissed." At her final words, Naruto groaned, Sasuke growled, and Kakashi, well, he picked up his book, his body tense, and they eventually walked out, along with Temari and Kankuro. Tsunade glanced at the last two remaining shinobi, "Sakura, I'm going to need to speak to you for a moment. If you will Lord Kazekage?"

Sakura watched as the red-haired kazekage disappeared in a whirl of sand. Sakura sighed, he was still mysterious and isolated as always. She thought that maybe, after Konoha had helped save him from the Akatsuki, he would be a little more open. Then again that was just...un-Gaara like. Even Naruto would probably flip if Gaara suddenly became actively social.

On more important matters, Sakura narrowed her eyes at the hokage, her foot tapping against the wooden floorboards, "Shishou, why would you arrange for Gaara to stay at my place? Isn't that illegal or something? A guy and girl who are mere acquaintances, with no other relationship whatsoever?" Her arms folded just below her chest.

"Sakura, I trust you will be able to protect the Kazekage, and in case of emergencies, having a medic around decreases any risk of him getting hurt. That and the fact that if anything should so happen to Gaara, our relationship with the hidden sand is sure to fall. You are also a reasonable thinker, your mind is clear compared to your teammates. This is a mission, he won't be around at your place too much since we have treaty matters to discuss." Tsunade gave Sakura a pleading look, which was extremely rare.

Sakura bit her lip, finally resigning and agreed. It shouldn't be too bad if Gaara is always going to be at the hokage tower. She would be asleep until noon and her shift would begin two hours later until ten at night. She doubted they would even see each other in her home, that is until the weekends, which just so happens to be the next two following days.

"You know Kakashi, Sasuke, and Naruto won't let this pass just like that?" the pink-haired jounin raised an eyebrow. Surely her sensei knew all too well how relentless those three could be. Sakura knew Tsunade has had her own first hand experiences of their persistence. They will not stop until they get what they want.

"They, are the last of my worries, Sakura. I'm more worried about what the Inuzuka will say about this," her brow raised to look at her suddenly flushed student. Sakura's mouth opened to ask a question, but Tsunade interrupted, "I have my sources Sakura. And going at it in the middle of the training grounds is not exactly the best way to hide your sexual relationship."

Sakura blushed a scarlet red. They didn't do it in the middle of the training grounds. It was behind a large tree. They were certain no one had seen them... Her eyes grew wide, "Shishou! You were watching?"

Tsunade snorted, "No. I am not like Jiraiya, Sakura. I merely saw you and him putting your clothes back on. You should be glad no one else was around, otherwise, everyone in Konoha would know by now."

The younger kunoichi was having an internal argument. If Kiba found out that someone knew about their relationship, he was definitely going to be pissed. Sakura supposed he wasn't the kind to publicly express his emotions. But then again Tsunade did have a point. It was better she knew rather than the whole village.

Sakura nodded, and excused herself from the office, but only to be stopped by the Hokage. God Kiba was going to murder her if he found out someone had seen them. They didn't have the romantic, emotionally involved kind of relationship. It was just all for the sex, but either way, Kiba's clan elders were strict when it came to their heir. If word got out, she was sure to land herself in a marriage she never wanted.

And what would Naruto and Sasuke say? She could only imagine how they would react once they found out that Kiba had sex with her. It shouldn't be too bad, especially since neither ever found out about the man who had deflowered her.

"I doubt Kiba would care if the Kazekage stays with me. Our relationship is nothing but physical." Sakura shifted her gaze outside the large, glass window.

"Men like him, Sakura, are extremely territorial. You, of all people, should know that." Tsunade shook her head at her apprentice. But the smirk that curled on Sakura's lips was more than enough reassurance for her. "I see. You and Ino play dangerous games."

"Shishou, there's no harm with having a little fun. Especially as shinobi, when we're all so likely to die any day." Sakura knew she was right. All shinobi must be aware that risking their lives is all part of the job description, whether it be a D-ranked mission or an S-ranked mission. "I could use a little sharpening with my seduction techniques as well."

Tsunade let out a small chuckle. Sakura was definitely her apprentice. How often had she drilled into her mind that some missions required the essence of a woman as well? And of course, a man. On her first seduction mission, Sakura had succeeded without flaw. Kakashi had been the jounin in charge and not to her surprise, Sakura's former sensei had fallen for the kunoichi's physical attributes.

The two had grown considerably close towards each other after Naruto left in search for Sasuke. There was no denying that they have grown feelings for each other. So when Kakashi finally made a move to ask Konoha's cherry blossom out, Tsunade made no objections. It was high time that she move on from Sasuke.

The couple was inseparable for over a year. When they came home from missions, they would lock themselves up in a room for days, as if they have not seen each other for months. So when they announced their breakup like nothing happened, the whole village was in question and even after, they remained good friends. It was only to Tsunade's knowledge that the two would occasionally "catch up" with each other.

Tsunade took another look at her student. Sakura has grown into a beautiful woman, curvaceous, intelligent, her rose colored hair dangling down to her waist. Being the medic she is, her skin was flawless, no scars whatsoever. It was no surprise that she would be one of Konoha's most sought out women.

"Sakura, you have my permission to take a week off from your medic duties, as well as your shinobi duties." Sakura looked at her mentor with surprise written all over her face. But she was not about to question Tsunade's decision. She quickly thanked her and excused herself from the office.

Heck yes! Seven days off from the hospital! Sakura cheered to herself. It has been so long since she last had such a long break from her medic responsibilities. Tsunade was always pushing her to do her best and although she dare not say it outloud, she knew she deserve a vacation every once in awhile.

Sakura walked through the village, every now and then greeting people she knew or was, in some way, acquainted with. The people of the village loved her, just as she loved the village. And although she is no longer as innocent as others think, she is still treated like the precious cherry blossom her village thought her to be. The children, in particular, admired her and looked up to her. She was always so kind and gentle when they would visit the hospital, and on more than one occasion, a few of the younger boys asked to marry her.

"Sakura," Gaara's smooth, deep voice startled Sakura. After a few moments of trying to calm her heart down, she turned to him with a questioning look. "I don't know where you live." Sakura inwardly rolled her eyes. He was as stoic as ever, his voice neutral and held no emotion at all.

The Kazekage jumped from the rooftop and softly landed a few feet from Sakura. He walked towards her, his movements graceful, and his steps light. He stopped, just a foot away from her and Sakura had to keep her mouth from hanging open. He towered over her. Compared to her petite figure, the red-haired shinobi was tall, lean, with broad shoulders. His red hair looked soft blown by the slight breeze. In other words, Gaara was just...gorgeous.

Sakura managed to suppress a blush and nodded, "Right. This way, Kazekage-sama," She suddenly felt nervous, but she hid it well. She made her way towards her apartment, looking back to make sure Gaara was following her, every few minutes.

There was an awkward silence when the two shinobi stepped inside her apartment. Sakura was suddenly thankful that she was able to afford a rather spacious home. It would have been embarrassing if he had to live in a cramped up apartment. Maybe it was the reason why Tsunade had chosen for him to temporarily stay with her.

Knowing Temari, who she was rather close to, she was probably cleaning up Naruto's and Sasuke's apartment by now. Although the older of the three sand siblings was not a very good cook, she was a neat freak. During one of Sakura's missions in the Hidden Sand, she got to know Temari very well. They became close friends, even Kankuro was beginning to open up to her. She could remember how he had thanked her multiple times for saving his life.

"Where's my room?" Sakura was pulled out of her reverie and let out a soft squeal. Gaara turned his jade orbs to meet hers and cocked his head to the side.

Embarrassed, Sakura began pointing out which rooms were which. She almost forgot that Gaara was able to sleep now ever since the Akatsuki removed Shikaku from him. "Your room is right across from mine. So if anything should happen, I will be right there." She pointed to her room with the pink door, across from one with a maroon colored door.. "We each have a bathroom and there's another one at the end of the hallway. And there's plenty of food in the refrigerator. Coffee's in the pantry, along with any other things you should need. And if there's anything else you need, just ask."

"Hn." Gaara walked past Sakura and walked into his room, locking the door after him.

Sakura's eyes narrowed. Ungrateful bastard! She could tell that the next four months were going to be the longest four months of her life.

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