A/N: I own nothing but Reyna; everything else is property of Masashi Kishimoto.

FLIRTING: KAKASHI STYLE

Reyna's mood over the next week quickly worsened. While she was only ordered to work the gate for a week, she found being confined for even five minutes with her current tasks was enough to put her on edge. She wasn't even working the main gate over the course of the week; instead Tsunade had put her on one of the side gates that very few people even knew existed. Those who did tended to be the older Shinobi and the ANBU and the occasional merchant wishing to avoid the chaos of the main road. Since she was bored out of her skull for most of the day, she ended up sending several hawks to Kayha in the Sand Village complaining about random things and exchanging ideas on how best to get under the men's skins. That had been the only thing she really looked forward to during her desk days, until a couple of days before her punishment was supposed to officially end, something else happened.

"Excuse, but I was wondering if you could give me some information on the village," Reyna didn't even register the scent or the voice of the person standing before her on the afternoon of her fifth straight day.

"Sure, what kind of information did you need?" she asked in a monotone voice, staring absently at the papers before her.

"I was actually wondering where the best book seller was that carried the Icha Icha series was located."

Reyna sighed and answered automatically, "Head towards the main gate and the street just before the main road is your best bet. There's a small book stand half a block down that carries every book of the series."

"You know, that vest looks really good on you but it would look even better if it wasn't done up. Recent Chuunin graduate?" the speaker didn't leave.

"No," she snapped in reply and finally looked up and met the smiling eye of none other than Kakashi.

"Really; you don't think that you'd attract more attention if you showed off that low cut shirt that you wear underneath that vest?" he grinned and she snarled.

"What do you want, Kakashi?"

"What, I'm not allowed to check up on my girl?" he was still smiling, despite her obvious foul mood. "And I was serious about you looking better if you opened up the front of your vest. At least that way I'd have a better view while I'm waiting around for you."

He moved before she even realized he had and reached out, pulling open the front of her vest, "Kakashi!"

He merely smirked and leaned on the counter in front of her, "Yeah, I was right. That's a much better view."

"What the hell are you doing?" she snapped starting to close her vest only to be stopped by Kakashi grabbing her hands.

"What does it look like? Flirting; Kakashi-Style."

She sighed and shook her head, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips, "Any particular reason for that?"

"Not really other than the fact that you looked like you needed to see someone before you lost what's left of your mind. Oh, and you should probably know that Naruto is going to participate in the Chuunin Exams that are being held in the Sand Village."

"And I'm going to be stuck here, at this bloody gate that no one ever freaking uses anymore. I don't even know why we still have it here. Damn it," she snarled again and Kakashi chuckled.

"You're punishment is done after your shift here on Friday, correct?" he asked and when she nodded he continued. "Well then you're good to go with us. Sakura, Jiraiya and I are all going along with him and we're all leaving on Sunday morning. All you have to do is talk to Tsunade about it and she wants to see you when you're done here this afternoon anyway."

"So you actually came to tell me to go see the Hokage when I'm done, not to try and piss me off?"

"A little of both actually," he grinned.

Kakashi left not long after that and Reyna finished out the rest of her shift without seeing so much as a hair from anyone else. Slowly she trudged through the village to talk to the Hokage and was surprised to find Kakashi and Yamato in Tsunade's office when she arrived.

"Reyna, as Hokage I must attend the Chuunin Exams as well as you know. As such I must take bodyguards with me and I have chosen those that will accompany me to this time. You, Kakashi, and Yamato will come along with me as guards while Shizune sees to things here in the village. This is not up for discussion," Tsunade sounded tired as she got straight to the point. "As such, I am calling you off of gate duty as of now so that you can get in some training time and help Naruto as much as you can before the commencement of the Exams. Is that understood?"

Reyna nodded along with Yamato and Kakashi, "Completely."

"Good, take the rest of tonight off and I expect to see you back in training tomorrow morning. Jiraiya is back in the village and I would strongly suggest getting some time in training with him again as well. Maybe he'll be able to finally beat that reckless attitude out of you. He's accompanying Naruto to the Chuunin Exams as his sensei so that you can see to your own duties as guards. Now get out of here so I can get this damn paperwork caught up."

Upon leaving the office, Kakashi disappeared to places unknown with Yamato leaving Reyna to find her own entertainment for the evening. She presumed that they were going to help Naruto train. She found herself wandering through the village for a while before stopping for something to eat and finally sending a hawk to Kayha telling her that Naruto would be in the Chuunin Exams.

The next day found Reyna back in the training fields, although for a change of pace she found herself training alone again. For the entire afternoon, she pushed herself and tried to figure out the exact chakra flow that had allowed her to form solid weapons out of shadows. The sun was sinking into the horizon before she finally called it quits and headed back through the village. She didn't really expect Kakashi to have beat her back to the apartment, but he had managed to do just that. She stepped into the apartment to find him lounging on the couch and reading, vest still in place although it was undone.

"Reyna, productive day today?" he asked glancing over the top of his book at her as she kicked her shoes off.

"Somewhat, but not entirely. I am, however, in serious need of a shower. Did you eat?" she asked even as she ducked into the bedroom for a change of clothes.

"Yeah I grabbed something with Naruto and Yamato."

"Alright, cooking for myself then," she muttered before disappearing into the bathroom where she had a quick shower.

She emerged still braiding her hair over her shoulder and paused halfway out the bathroom door. She took an experimental sniff and sighed; Kakashi had apparently heard her comment and had decided to cook for her. With a shrug, she padded barefoot into the kitchen and slipped up behind him to look over his shoulder at the pot he was currently stirring.

"Why do I think you want something?" she asked taking a step away from him as he turned to face her.

"Because you're paranoid?"

"Who told you that?" she quirked a brow. "But seriously, what's with cooking for me?"

"I wanted to," he informed her, turning back to the stove.

"Okay then," she muttered, dropping into a chair at the table.

A few minutes later Kakashi placed a steaming bowl before her and she fell to eating like she hadn't seen food all day. Which when she stopped and thought about it, wasn't really all that far from the truth. Shrugging it off, she finished off her meal and leaned back in her chair with a sigh finally noticing that Kakashi was sitting across from her, watching her eat.

"And here I thought you would have gone back to reading your book the instant you were done cooking," she smirked.

"Not this time," he muttered in reply, regaining his feet and taking her bowl to the sink.

Reyna also got to her feet and padded after him until he turned around to face her again, looking a little confused. She grinned again and stepped in closer to him, which caused him to take an immediate step back as well.

"What are you doing?" he asked and she sighed.

"Would you just stand still?" she asked, stepping in again before reaching up and pulling his mask off his face.

Before he really knew what she was plotting, she had slid her hand around to the back of his neck and tugged his head down towards hers even as she stood on her toes and pressed her lips to his. He smiled a little against her lips and wrapped an arm around her waist pulling her against his body. It didn't take long before the kiss became far more heated and Kakashi guided Reyna back to the bedroom, never breaking the kiss even as she tossed his vest towards the couch.

A/N: Alright, another chapter finished! Yay…I will attempt to keep posting at this pace, but work may make that slightly difficult! I apologize in advance if I am slow in posting for a while! Please click the button below to ensure my muse does not run off on me!