This is my second fic in the workings, and it's about one of my newer favorite couplings, Kakashi and Sakura. SasuSaku was actually my favorite to begin with, but as I read the few KakaSaku fanfics on ff, my mind easily changed. If you'd like to read my first SasuSaku fanfic, it's titled Penance.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Of Rain and Blossoms: Prologue

It was raining. It was always raining. Kakashi woke up to the sound of thunder and looked at his clock,

'8 AM… well I still have another hour or so,' he thought to himself. Actually he was supposed to meet Naruto and Sasuke at 7:30. He looked out the window and sighed – the rain hadn't stopped for three months now. It hadn't stopped raining in Konoha since Sakura was taken away.

'Sakura.'

Kakashi rolled out of bed at the thought of his former student. Her birthday had passed two weeks ago, so she would be19 now. He glanced at a framed picture that he kept near his bed. Deciding that he owed it to his pink haired student, Kakashi donned his Jounin uniform and left his apartment, pulling his infamous mask up around his face.

Sasuke and Naruto waited annoyingly for their former sensei. Both highly acclaimed Jounin, they were no longer under the tutelage of the great Copy Ninja, Kakashi, but were often sent on missions with him.

"I bet you twenty dollars he'll be an hour late today…" Naruto started. Sasuke smirked as their routine started.

"I bet you he'll only be another minute."

"Yeah right! Kaka-sensei? You're on."

"Dobe. He's right there." Sasuke pointed beyond the bridge. About fifty yards away was a head of messy silver hair.

"Teme, Sasuke, you cheated… I didn't see him there. Why is he so early, anyway?" Naruto whined as he handed Sasuke a twenty dollar bill.

Kakashi strolled up to the two Jounin, chuckling slightly beneath his mask. "Yo."

In a mirage of smoke and leaves, the three ninja disappeared.

Springing from branch to branch, the three remaining members of the former Team 7 made their way through Konoha's forest. Their mission was to track down an escaped convict of their village and bring him back to Konoha's correctional institution. Sasuke and Naruto were ahead as the eldest of the team trailed closely behind with his nose buried in a certain novel.

Kakashi's concentration was interrupted when a single strand of pink hair floated by him. His hand shot out to snatch it from the air, and he landed swiftly on the branch below him. Naruto and Sasuke stopped when they noticed he was no longer following, and turned back to meet him. As they came closer and saw what he was dangling from his fingers, they froze.

sorry this is so short. i'm gonna try to get the first two chapters out today or tomorrow though, so no need to worry. would anyone like to volunteer to proofread for me? let me know.