Chapter 1
Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto. Why the plural pronoun? That's because this story was written by three people! It took us 6 months.
Koharu stopped herself right in front of Kakashi, and leaned in.
"Kakashi the Copy Ninja," she whispered.
The grey-haired ninja flinched ever so slightly at the intensity in her voice. She smirked when she got the reaction she wanted out of him.
"Oh, and try not to pass out from chakra exhaustion," Koharu quipped.
Kakashi scoffed and leaned in as well.
"Well try not to fly away from your fear of failure, Bird of Konoha," he hissed back.
It was a bright morning in Konohagakure when Koharu Hachidori woke up to the sound of her obnoxiously loud alarm clock ringing. The sleepy brunette sighed and rolled over, turning it off.
There is no way it's time to wake up already, she thought, struggling to keep her eyes open.
The green-eyed girl rubbed her eyes with the back of her hands and threw her blankets off of her, climbing out of bed. She slowly made her way to the bathroom and swung the door open. Still half asleep, she tried to brush her brown tangled hair.
My hair is two birds away from becoming a bird's nest…
Koharu quickly finished getting ready and tossed her uniform on, attaching a shuriken holder to her thigh, right where her dress stopped. She gave one final look in the mirror and sighed.
"Whatever. It's just school, anyways."
Koharu grabbed a breakfast bar and her school bag labeled "KH" and headed out the door.
In class, the tired brunette sat spinning her pen around her fingers, ignoring the basic taijutsu knowledge her teacher insisted on going over for at least the third time. She looked out the window and watched as the grade below her sparred on the school's training grounds. That looks fun.
The kunoichi attended Konoha High School, an academy for ninja in training. Shinobi of the village typically went through the school before graduating and entering into higher jobs around the village.
Koharu was a third-year student and one of the top in her class. She didn't see the need to go through the school system when it made more sense to just help the village as a capable ninja, but she was forced into the system anyways.
The bored shinobi looked back up to the teacher.
At least we get missions every so often…
The bell rang and the ninja in training rushed out of the room, eager to move on with their day. She sighed, grabbed her bag, and began walking to her next class.
Koharu's day continued to get duller and duller, until she was dismissed from her last class of the day.
Finally, I can go home!
Meanwhile, in the Konoha High School Host Club, Kakashi was sitting on a couch reading one of the books from the Icha Icha series. He shut the book and sighed.
If I have stay here any longer, I might actually die of boredom…
He stood up and stretched. "Minato, I think I'm going to leave a little early. I'm getting bored, and there are other things I could be doing right now."
The copy ninja began to move toward the door as Minato stood up. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BORED? AS PRESIDENT OF THIS HOST CLUB I DEMAND YOU STAY!"
Kakashi continued to walk out. "See you later guys," he waved his hand without turning around, closing the door behind him.
"Some host club member he is…" Minato grumbled as he sat back down, crossing his arms.
As soon as the grey-haired shinobi stepped outside of the room, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness… I didn't think that would actually work.
Generally, he found being with the Host Club enjoyable, but today he just wasn't feeling it. Kakashi knew there was only one place that could cure his boredom: the Konoha bookstore.
As Koharu was walking home, she passed one of her favorite bookstores. There's no harm in going in, right? I think I've earned it…
She opened the door and smiled as the smell of books washed over her, and walked over to the "Classics" aisle.
There's no way I'm going to be able to find a book that tops the last one I read!
As the brunette made her way over to the aisle, she noticed that someone else was there too. She set down her bag and started browsing for books next to him.
The kunoichi smiled as she continued to scan over the titles in front of her. I didn't realize other people my age were into the same books as me!
However, when Koharu looked over and saw the books the guy her age was looking at, her smile turned into a scowl.
Annoyed, she audibly scoffed. "Is that really what you like to read in your free time? How… perverted."
Kakashi turned his head at the comment and realized that the girl was talking to him. His face flushed as he tried to come up with an excuse, but nothing came out except stammers.
"I… I was…They aren't actually…"
Koharu rolled her eyes and turned back to the bookshelf, continuing to search for another book.
Read it… Own it… Read it twice... she thought as she checked the books off in her head.
Kakashi, still flustered, took this as his opportunity to leave. He grabbed his bag and quickly rushed out of the store.
Once Koharu finally found something she thought looked interesting, she walked over to the counter to pay for it. When she was done she slipped the book into her bag, slung it over her shoulders, and walked out of the store.
As soon as Koharu got home she tossed her bag on the table and opened it up. She reached her hand inside to grab the book, but something pricked her finger.
"What the...?"
The brunette looked inside to see several kunai and shuriken lazily tossed into the bag. She furrowed her eyebrows. This is definitely not my bag…
Koharu reached further down into the bag and pulled out a copy of one of the Icha Icha books, which was hidden under her new classic. She leaned back in her chair and groaned at her sudden realization.
That pervert must have grabbed my bag when he tried to flee from the store.
Koharu crossed her arms as she thought about what to do. I bet Minato can help me.
As she got up to leave, the door flew open, and none other than Minato himself ran in.
"KOHARU!I haven't seen you in forever!" Minato exclaimed as he launched himself at her.
Koharu laughed and hugged her friend back. "Just the person I was looking for! What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to see Jiraiya about his new book." He looked around. "He cannot just end it like that… With such a big cliffhanger too!"
Koharu rolled her eyes and turned around to go get the bag. "My dad's out on a mission… I'm not sure when he'll be back, but I am sooo sorry about your dilemma."
Minato sighed at the news and ignored Koharu's sarcasm. "Did you say you were looking for me?"
She nodded and tossed the blonde the bag. "Somehow my bag got switched at the bookstore, but I have no idea whose it is. I thought you might know who it belongs to. The only clue I have right now is that he is a major pervert."
He looked down at the bag, and began inspecting it. When he realized who it belonged to, he started to laugh.
"Oh, this is Kakashi Hatake's bag. I can see why you got it mixed up with his… Yours looks almost identical, and with the same initials too…"
"So you know this pervert then?" Koharu asked, crossing her arms.
"Kakashi's not a pervert, Koharu." Minato smiled and tossed the bag back to her.
The kunoichi looked at the bag and scoffed, "If he's reading my dad's books he has to be."
"Hey now, I'm reading your dad's books too, and I'm not a pervert, am I?"
Koharu smirked, "Debatable."
Minato frantically started moving his arms back and forth. "W-WAIT! DON'T SAY THAT! I'M A GOOD PERSON!"
"Hmmm… A good person would give the bag back to the owner and get mine back for me."
A large smile began to form on Minato's face, and Koharu started to worry. That's his 'I have a mildly crazy idea' grin… I don't like this…
"Nope! To ensure that I see you again tomorrow, you can come to the Host Club after school! Kakashi will be there with me, and you can exchange it then… Besides, I've asked you a thousand times to come see me there, but you never have."
Koharu thought about it and sighed, setting the bag down. "I guess I can stop by, but only for a few seconds! I wouldn't want anyone getting the wrong idea…"
Minato continued smiling and draped his arm across Koharu's shoulder. "Please, Koharu, entertaining is what we live for."
Koharu sighed. "I think you already have the wrong idea, Minato."
A/N: We didn't realize our formatting would be so off when we published, and now we hate ourselves because we had to fix the italicization :/