A/N: Thank you for being so patient! Here's chapter 7.

-Chapter 7-

The next morning, Sakura's eyes fluttered open to sunlight filtering in through her curtains and the sound of someone else's soft breathing.

Someone else's...?

She looked to her right, only to see Sasuke's face only inches from hers. His eyes were closed, his face relaxed for once, and he exhaled quietly through his slightly-parted lips.

She smiled softly. Man, he's kinda cute when he's sleeping.

Trying to decide between getting up and staying in bed, she looked again out the window.

Knowing Kakashi and Naruto - but more importantly Kakashi - she wouldn't have to expect any sort of exercises until after breakfast... if they even got up before breakfast.

Slowly, she reached for her phone on the table, trying not to wake Sasuke. When she finally had it in her hand, she saw the time light up on the screen. Only eight AM.

She sighed quietly, setting it back onto the table and closing her eyes. Well, if Sasuke's not up yet, then maybe I should try to sleep.

...

...Pfft, good luck with that. Not with this sunlight.

Finally giving up on sleeping in, she turned to look at Sasuke's face once more-

-Only to find that his eyes were open, and he was staring at her.

"O-Oh!" She gasped, her hand going to clutch her chest. "You scared me! Ah- g-good morning, Sasuke."

He blinked before looking around.

"Hm." He nodded, getting up from his spot.

Her heart began beating faster at the sight of his shirtless torso before she tried to calm herself by smiling.

"How about we go see if Kakashi-sensei's awake?" She offered, glancing toward the door.

He looked at her for a good few moments before agreeing quietly and getting up from her bed.

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The two exited the room after Sakura had made her bed, only to find their teacher and other teammate sitting at the table.

"E-EHH?" Naruto shouted, jumping up from his seat and pointing at the noiret. "S-So it was true! Sasuke-teme, you and Sakura-chan...?!"

"Calm down, idiot, it's not what you think." Said boy snapped, glaring at Naruto.

"Yeah, Naruto, we didn't..." Sakura put her hands up in defense, an embarrassed flush crawling up her neck. "H-He and I just..."

"There was something during the night that made me fear for Sakura's safety," Kakashi explained calmly, sipping a mug of coffee. "So I appointed Sasuke to stay with her until morning."

"Whaaat? Aw, c'mon, Kakashi-sensei," Naruto whined, slumping back into his chair with a defeated frown, "you could've just asked me!"

"No offense, Naruto, but you sleep like you're dead." Sakura deadpanned, folding her arms. "A snoring corpse."

She heard something like an attempt to cover up a snort, and when she glanced at Sasuke she could see his hand falling from his mouth as he tried to maintain a stoic expression.

"I saw that!" Naruto accused.

"Now now, kids, not so early in the morning." Kakashi gave them disapproving looks. "Go ahead and get dressed and head to breakfast. We have a lot to cover today."

The three immediately sobered up.

"Kakashi-sensei, are you okay?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, you're acting... differently this morning." Sakura added with a worried frown.

Their teacher rested his gaze on her for a moment, seemingly contemplating something, before he began chuckling.

"You read too much into this," he said as he stood, patting her head, "I'm fine. Go ahead and get to breakfast."

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After getting dressed, Sakura began walking to the dining hall when she saw a couple of girls leaving their cabins.

She frowned, recognizing a few of them - as Ino had pointed out to her - to be some of the ones that tripped her on her first day at camp.

She hid herself behind another cabin as they walked past.

"I don't know, Karin, I just-" one of them, a girl with purple hair, sighed harshly, raking her fingers down her face. "I feel like something terrible happened last night, but I don't know what!"

"I know what you mean." The redhead, Karin, nodded sympathetically. "I had this terrible dream last night that Sasuke-kun got eaten by a huge... thing!"

"Oh no, not Sasuke-kun!" The other one gasped dramatically.

Sakura frowned, not even bothering to wince at their actions. "Huh... so Kakashi-sensei wasn't the only one last night...?"

She shook her head and kept going, eventually slipping inside of the dining hall.

"Hey, Sakura!" Ino's voice made her turn.

Said blonde was waving at her from their table, and while Tenten was there, she also saw Hinata waving shyly.

She grinned, waved back, and headed to get her breakfast.

Once she'd selected her food, she got her drink and headed back to their table.

"So, Hinata, you're sitting with us today?" She asked, giving the girl a friendly smile as she sat down between her and Tenten.

"Y-Yes, I felt like I wanted to sit with you..." she looked down at her lap. "...if it's okay..."

"Of course! It's totally fine with us!" Tenten enthusiastically replied, reaching across Sakura's back to pat her on the shoulder.

She blushed pink once Naruto came in, arguing loudly with Sasuke.

"Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning," Ino laughed.

Sakura began looking very interested in her food as Sasuke got his food and passed them.

"Wait, wait, wait." She looked back at Sakura and her eyebrows rose. "Did something happen between you two that I'm missing here?!"

A pink tint spread across Sakura's cheeks and she shoved more of her omelet in her mouth.

"Oh my gosh, it did!" Ino squealed, slapping the table. "Details! Now!"

"Nothing really happened," Sakura mumbled, swallowing her food. "I was talking with Kakashi-sensei last night and... I guess he felt like something was wrong? I don't know. I ran into Sasuke when Kakashi-sensei told me to go back inside and he ended up staying with me all night."

Ino gaped, Tenten's eyebrows rose, and Hinata covered her mouth with her hands.

Sakura stopped sipping her orange juice and rose an eyebrow at them. "What? 'S not a big deal, is it?"

"N-Not a-" Ino breathed out so suddenly, she almost choked on air. "You're so wrong if you think that isn't a big deal! Sasuke's not given any other girl here the time of day and he sleeps in your bed with you all night long?! Give me your secrets!"

"Shush, keep it down!" Sakura hissed, glancing quickly at the fangirl table to make sure they didn't hear. "In case you didn't realize, there's a certain group of people who aren't exactly lining up to be friends with me."

"Still, that's a huge leap forward for you, Saku." Tenten chimed in after slamming down her now-empty carton of milk. "The only thing more newsworthy is if that pretty boy Neji stopped looking at himself in the mirror and threw himself at a girl."

"You really have something against him, don't you?" Sakura frowned.

"No offense, Hinata, but your cousin is insufferable." Tenten sighed dramatically.

"None taken, Tenten." She replied, shaking her head. "I agree, Neji-san can be quite..."

"Hopeless?" The brunette finished exasperatedly. "Between him and Lee, I don't know who I despise more."

Naruto finally sat down at their table, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry it took so long to get here, guys."

"It's okay, Naruto-kun," Hinata boldly addressed him, giving him a sweet smile before her confidence seemed to run out and she stared down at her lap, folding her hands together.

He looked at her with a sheepish grin. "Oh, I didn't see you here, Hinata-chan."

-End Chapter 7-

A/N (1/24/19): Hey, guys! Sorry, I've been doing some light editing and I realized I never actually left an author's note.

Please tell me what you thought, feel free to speculate on what will happen next, and I'll see you later!