-Half an hour later Asuma's apartment-

"Hey Mari, Kakashi come in."Asuma said when he answered the door to them both.

Mari smiled as she walked into Asuma's apartment in front of Kakashi. She gasped slightly when she saw that not only were guy, Asuma and kurenai there but also Genma and raido.

"Oh yeah I don't think you've been introduced yet, Mari this is raido Namiashi." Kakashi said gesturing towards the man she didn't know.

"Nice to meet you Mari-san." He said smiling at her before looking around at the others.

"Nice to meet you too." Mari said softly as she sat down next to Kakashi.

"Haven't you got to help proctor the second exam?" Genma said looking at her as he chewed the senbon in his mouth.

"My abilities, when I was in the tower earlier they went out of control again. I sensed someone's mind in the tower who shouldn't be there and almost got stuck in his mind." She said softly "It seems that someone's been passing information to orochimaru, he knew about my powers. All i can really remember is one name. Kabuto."

They all looked at her before glancing at each other. "That's all you can remember?" kurenai said softly.

"That and the horrible images he put into my mind. Luckily I'm able to put up a permanent barrier between my mind and another; it'll stop him from using it against me, although I won't be able to enter his mind again. Thank god." She added the last bit in a whisper just loud enough for Kakashi to hear.

"Well we should get to the poker match seen as though we're all here." Asuma said holding the pack of cards up. Mari moaned slightly when she saw the bottles of sake making Kakashi and Genma laugh.

"What's wrong are you remembering when you declared your love for Kakashi last time you got drunk?" Genma said, he watched her blush before looking around at the others. After a moment Mari started laughing "yeah I remember it. Kind of. I think i drank just a little bit too much that night." They all laughed as Asuma got some sakazuki out handing one to each of them before pouring some sake into them.

Three hours later-

Mari giggled slightly as she won another round of poker, this had been her 5th time in a row and she saw that the others where all slightly speechless. "You are one lucky person sometimes." Genma said, she smiled slightly before looking around at them all her eyes sight slightly blurry from the sake. Kurenai had fallen asleep on the sofa next to Asuma, guy was passed out on the floor and raido was dying not to laugh at them all having not drunk as much as the rest of them.

Mari looked at Kakashi and giggled making him frown slightly. "Do you know what?" she said still looking at him. Kakashi looked at her "what?" do I even want to know? He thought.

"I love you Kakashi." She said before giggling.

Genma and raido looked at each other before laughing, "She's brilliant when she's drunk." Genma said softly, he watched her get to her feet before falling on Kakashi.

"I don't think her and sake are a good combination."Kakashi said as he got to his feet, he took her hand and helped her up.

"Goodbye everyone." Mari said waving her arm at them all before looking at Kakashi.

She stumbled slightly as they reached the door and fell on him almost knocking him over.

Kakashi managed to grab her arm before she fell on the floor only to fall over himself. Mari giggled slightly as she fell on top of him; she looked him in the eyes for a while before being helped up by raido.

"I think it's time you went home Mari-san." He said trying not to laugh.

"Come on Mari-san." Kakashi said softly taking her arm gently as he led her to the door and left the apartment.

"You know I reckon those two will eventually end up together don't you? I've not seen Kakashi like that with anyone." Raido said looking around at the others. "I think I'm going to head home as well, we better get guy home."

Raido and Genma stepped forwards and took one of guys arms each before pulling him to his feet and heading to the door.]

-15 minutes later-

Mari looked over at Kakashi as they entered the apartment, she saw that he had already taken his mask off and smiled slightly before walking over and hugging him. Seeing the surprised look on his face she leaned forwards and kissed him on the mouth gently, Kakashi's eyes widened even more before he kissed her back his hand going to her hair.

He ran her hair through his fingers as he kissed her loving the feel of it in his hand, his other hand went to her shoulder and rubbed it slightly when he saw her close her eyes and deepen the kiss. I never knew she felt the same way. He thought. He sighed slightly as he was gently pushed backwards enough to fall on the sofa.

Kakashi pulled away from her as the kiss deepened, he looked at her closely before putting his hand on her cheek.

"Are you sure about this mari-chan?" he asked her looking her in the eye as he spoke.

"Yes." She said slightly breathlessly making him smile at her.

"Come on." He said softly before getting to his feet and bringing her up with him, he looked at her out of the corner of his eye as he walked towards the bedroom leading her behind him. She giggled slightly as they finally entered the room, their clothes were taken off quickly and both of them got what they had wanted for a while as they kissed falling down onto the bed Kakashi over mari.

a/n: i'l leave this bit to your imagination, don't really like writing those sorts of scenes.