RIN'S P.O.V

I felt the ground beneath me move, then realized I was laying on something soft and warm. I moaned as I slowly opened my eyes. I looked up and saw teal blue. My eyes widened and a squeal escaped my lips as I scrambled out of Gaara's lap. I sat up and looked at him in surprise, but his only reaction was to smirk at me. The look on his face, all emotions hidden except for amusement in his eyes reminded me so much of Sesshomaru that flashes of when he would walk around the palace with Kagome filled my mind. They'd hold hands when they thought no one was looking, but of course I saw it. I saw everything they did. The way she'd be the only one to make him actually laugh, and those few moments when she did something embarrassing that would make that smirk cover his face and his golden eyes spark with amusement.

I felt something warm press against my face and leaned into it and started to growl softly.

GAARA'S P.O.V

After she scrambled away her eyes seemed to glaze over as she looked at me. My eyes traveled to her lips and I couldn't help but think of what Shukaku had said earlier. I moved closer to her, but she doesn't move. I touched her cheek gently and was surprised when she leaned into my hand.

'Would it be bad of me to kiss her?'

I wondered for a moment before leaning forward. I was an inch away from her when she gasped. I froze, but when she didn't pull away I leaned forward again.

"Gaara! Where are you!"

I heard Temari's voice and growled before pulling away from Rin. I noticed she was blushing and couldn't help but smile.

'You should have kissed her when you had the chance!'

Shukaku growled in my mind and realized he was the one who made me think of kissing Rin in the first place.

'Oh don't even try to put all that on me. You wanted to kiss her just as badly as I did.'

Shukaku said and I honestly couldn't say I didn't.

"Gaara! We know you're in there, we know your barrier when we see it!"

Kankuro yelled and I growled before turning back to Rin who still hadn't moved.

'Kiss her!'

Shukaku snapped at me and I rolled my eyes at him before moving back over to Rin and kissing her on the forehead before leaving and appearing behind my siblings on the outside of the training area.

"What!"

I snapped at them and saw them flinch at my tone.

"W-We got a room and we thought you might be tired."

Temari said and I sighed. They knew I didn't sleep, they just wanted to know what I was up to.

RIN'S P.O.V

I couldn't move, I was too shocked and my heart wouldn't slow down.

'Kitsana, why do I feel this way?'

I asked her and I saw her smile at me from within my mind.

'Because little one, you like him.'

'But I barely know him.'

I said and heard her laugh.

'Is that really true? You've studied him ever since you joined the ANBU, even when it wasn't part of your missions. You feel nervous around him and any time he gets close to you your heart starts to beat frantically.'

Kitsana said and my eyes widened as I realized she was right.

'Even if I did like him, that doesn't mean anything.'

'Oh, and why is that little one?'

'Because he doesn't like me like tha-'

'Where you not in your right mind a few seconds ago little one? If it hadn't been for his siblings calling his name a few seconds ago he would have kissed you.'

I blushed at the thought, though I couldn't say I wouldn't have liked it. I quickly shook my head to clear it of such embarrassing and impossible thoughts.

'You don't know that! For all you know he probably would have just kissed my forehead anyways.'

I said then immediately blushed as I realized Gaara had kissed me, even if it wasn't on the lips the thought of his lips touching me in any way made me feel all warm inside.

"Rin?"

A voice said from across the clearing and I looked up just as Kakashi walked through the brush. When he saw me I saw his shoulders visibly relax.

"Rin, thank God you're okay. Where have you been?"

He asked and I sighed as I stood up. My muscles were sore from staying in one position for too long.

"Here training with Kitsana, why? Did something happen?"

I asked purposely ignoring the questioning look in Kakashi's one visible eye.

"No, nothing happened. It's just that that sand Chunin-You know what never mind. Come on, it's getting pretty late and I still have to treat you to lunch."

He said and I smiled, glad the topic was off of my sudden disappearance.

Kakashi took me to the only ramen shop in the village

"Wow Kashi, how cheap can you get?"

I said teasingly and heard him groan at my side and couldn't help but smile at him.

"Look, if you want to go somewhere else we can-"

"Oh shut up and let's eat!"

I said pulling him by his arm into the shop. Teuchi smiled at us but when he saw me his eyes widened and he ran to the back to tell his daughter Ayame to start cooking.

"Seems like you've got quite a reputation here. I think you and Naruto are this place's best customers."

Kakashi said as Teuchi brought us our first bowls of ramen.

"The usual, as always Ms. Rin."

"Thank you Teuchi, but you don't have to be so formal with me."

I said and he just smiled.

"Just let it be Rin, you're one of his best customers. Let him show his respect."

Kakashi said and I sighed before picking up my chopsticks and digging in.

Two hours and thirty seven bowls of ramen later I was waiting on Kakashi to pay for lunch so we could go train with the ANBU members.

"I swear Rin, between you and Naruto I'm going to go broke."

Kakashi said as we walked out of the ramen shop.

"You should learn to stop challenging me to races. You always lose."

I said and heard him sigh.

"Come on, the ANBU are waiting and you promised them that we'd train with them."

I said and he groaned as I dragged him down the street.

"Don't whine! If you didn't want to do it then you shouldn't have volunteered us!"

I snapped at him and he sighed. I rolled my eyes at him before pulling him into the secret training area for ANBU only. Not even Kitsana and I were allowed to train here unless it was for ANBU black ops purposes.

"They're here!"

Someone yelled as I dragged Kakashi through the reed covered door. I turned around to see everyone waiting. They were all wearing their usual black pants, skin tight shirt that covered almost every inch of skin and the traditional white and red mask of the ANBU. I smiled before walking over and picking mine up and pulling it down over my face. I didn't bother with the clothes since they all knew who I was.

"You guys ready to train?"

I asked and smiled when I heard someone in the back correct me.

"Ready to die more like it."

I crouched low and pulled my sai. I twirled them in my hand and saw them all take a step back. I smiled before jumping for the one closet to me.

'Let the training begin.'