HEY! This is my first fan fiction. I've made many but uhhh... This has the most sense so please... Enjoy (hopefully!).

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ANY OF IT'S CHARACTERS. Emphasis on the 'NOT'. Though I wish I did... Masashi Kishimoto is a GENIUS, I TELL YOU! GENIUS!!!

His Last Request

Chapter One - It Must be a Special Day

A law... Against teachers having intimate feelings for students. perhaps they could make an exception? It IS Tsunade. She won't ever make an exception-even if for her own apprentice.

It was Sunday when Kakashi decided to drop by the 3rd Training Ground. Reading his perverted novel, he walked around town with one hand holding the book and the other stuffed in his pocket. A few moments later, he had found himself sitting under a tree in his target area. He closed his novel and put it in his pouch.

'This brings back memories...' he thought to himself.

"It's rare for someone like you to be found in these parts, Kakashi-sensei." a female voice had come out from behind him.

He slightly turned his head and tried to see who it was. From the corner of his eye, he could see the pink haired kunoichi standing behind him holding a thick red book.

"And I hardly ever see you wandering around here, Sakura." He walked towards the 16-year-old girl in his calm and collected aura.

"I-I had to do a research on medical herbs... To see if some of them could cure Kiba's wound..."

"I heard about that. The mission was a success though right? And by the way, today's a Sunday. For all I know, Tsunade doesn't have you working on Sundays. And the book you're holding is red. Every shinobi knows that thick red books are for blood studies. The green ones are for plants, herbs and other junk like that. Don't tell me you're going color-blind, Haruno."

Kakashi calling her by her last name was very rare.

"Yes, the mission was a success. I must've gotten the wrong book. I was in a hurry."

"What's the rush? It IS a Sunday morning."

Sakura thought that Kakashi was doubting her, but little did she know, he was just trying to mess with her today. The silver-haired ninja was smirking under his mask, ready to laugh at her former student. But he couldn't. She might punch her like what she did to Naruto when he accidentally picked up her dry cleaning in the laundry shop.

"Okay fine! I was looking for Sasuke-kun. After the battle with Itachi, he HAS lost a pretty huge amount of blood and I just needed to talk to him. You know, ask if he feels drowzy, moody-"

"Sasuke is always moody." Kakashi didn't really expect Sakura to tell him the truth but he figured, since she had told him, why not ask everything about it? "And besides, I thought you weren't IN to Uchiha's anymore?"

"I'm just worried. I'm not IN to him anymore... He's... A bit too brutal."

"Says the lady who killed Sasori of the Sand."

Another rare event was when Kakashi calls her a 'lady'. He would usually address her as a 'girl' but this time, it was different. Even Kakashi was startled deep inside when he had called his student a 'lady'. It was a little awkward but not too awkward. She never really thought about it... But he did have a point. Why would she call Sasuke brutal? She's the one who packs a punch.

"I better go. Sasuke might be in the dango shop or maybe at Ichiraku's.. Or-" she started walking away but she continued talking to herself, trying to figure out where Sasuke could be on a Sunday morning.

"Sakura!" Kakashi raised his hand, though pointless, just to call her. She turned around with a face of curiosity planted on her face.

"Yes, Kakashi-sensei?"

'Adding the suffix again? She knows I'm not her teacher anymore...' he thought to himself.

"You're looking in the wrong places. First, Sasuke doesn't like sweets. Second, Sasuke still gets annoyed when Naruto's around. How do you expect him to be where Naruto can always be found?"

Sakura looked at her book, deep in thought. Where could he be? He wasn't at his apartment. He wasn't at the soup kitchen nor the Hokage's Mansion. Where else could he be?

"Then... Where do you think he is?" she faced the 28-year-old ninja behind her.

Kakashi shrugged his shoulders and pulled out his book once he had restored his normal posture. He walked towards the tree behind Sakura and sat under it with his face hiding behind his erotic novel. Sakura couldn't understand her ex-sensei. He knows Sasuke more than she does. And God how she was terrified to admit that to herself as a former fangirl of Uchiha Sasuke. But, how come he doesn't know where Sasuke is?

"People change, Sakura." he said. Sakura's eyes widened. It was like he had read her mind. She went back to town in search for the surviving Uchiha.

'Maybe he's in the hospital...' she thought to herself. She hurried immmidiately to the hospital. She looked for Mayumi, the girl in the reception. She had found her organizing files at another nurse's station.

"Mayumi-san!"

"Sakura-san. What are you doing here? Today's Sunday."

"Did Sasuke-kun come here today?"

"Sasuke... Sasuke..." she tapped her chin with her index finger while looking at her upper right.

"Sasuke Uchiha. Black hair, blue shirt? A big bandage on his right leg?" Yes, a bandage on his right leg. Itachi had cut it open and he had lost a huge amount of blood.

"Ahh, yes. He's in room 131."

"131? Isn't that where Inuzuka Kiba is confined?" she scratched her head in confusion. What would Sasuke be doing in Kiba's room?

"Yes. They were here to visit him. The doctor says he'll awaken today."

"Wait... 'They'?"

"He's here with another young man. The same age as you are. Perky, hyper and a bit noisy."

"Thanks."

When Sakura had heard the word 'noisy', only one person came to mind. Naruto Uzumaki. Even though they all had grown up, he didn't change. He was still the noisy ninja he was a few years back. She walked in a normal pace, heading to room 131. She opened the door and saw Kiba lying on the bed, Naruto pacing back and forth and Sasuke sitting on a couch with his crutch beside him, resting against the wall. Yes, he couldn't feel his right leg since his battle with his older sibling, but he was satisifed that he had defeated his older brother. Why do you think he came back to Konoha?

"Sasuke-kun. What are you doing here? Didn't Tsunade-sama tell you to just rest in your apartment?"

"Well I would have stayed there if Naruto didn't drag me here today." he pointed the pacing blondie.

Sakura gave the blonde a good smack on the back of his head. So he was the reason she had been walking all over town this morning.

"Ne, Sakura-chan! That hurt..." Naruto rubbed the back of his head while he continued pacing in the room.

She rested the book on the nearest table and sat beside Sasuke. There was a short distance between them. 'People do change...' she confirmed to herself but she was sure Sasuke would frown if someone had invaded his personal space like always. She touched his forehead but he faced the other way so Sakura's hand wouldn't be in contact with his forehead.

"I'm fine, Sakura."

"You've lost a lot of blood. That's what Tsunade-sama said."

"The old lady may be correct but all I need is a little rest. No need to worry someone like you. Besides, it's your fault I'm here." Sasuke looked at her with a cold glare.

"What??"

"Naruto came by your apartment to pick you up but you weren't there so he bothered someone else. Namely, me."

"I'm so sorry. I'll take you home."

"NE SAKURA!" Naruto suddenly yelled. "WHO WILL WAIT WITH ME?!"

"No one! And keep it down. You're in a hospital, baka!"

Sakura grabbed Sasuke's wooden crutch and handed it to him. She supported him until he got to walk out of the hospital. They walked around town. While heading home, they passed by Kakashi Hatake, walking with Asuma and Kurenai. (A/N This is only fan fiction so I made Asuma live...)

"Aww, Kakashi..." The two heard Kurenai's voice from afar. "Don't those two look cute together?"

"Yeah. It's a shame that you-"

"Don't worry. I'm sure she still has feelings left for him." Kakashi cut off Asuma's sentence.

Sakura looked behind her and saw the Copy Nin reading his porn novels again. Asuma was still taking down those cancer sticks mercilessly and Kurenai was holding Asuma's other hand.

"Don't get any ideas, Sakura." she looked back at the limping ninja beside her.

"Of course not. I already told you, didn't I?"

"I know."

Soon enough, they have reached Sasuke's apartment. They saw Shizune standing in front of Sasuke's door before they could enter.

"Sasuke-kun!" she yelled in a relieved tone.

All three of them went inside his apartment. Shizune was examining Sasuke's breathing patterns, blood pressure and pulse rate every hour, trying to see if there was anything that had changed. Sakura was only waiting in the living room, standing on one area with the window in front of her. She could see the street, kids playing, civilians passing by with grocery bags in their hands. Shizune would talk to her from time to time. It was nearly noon when Shizune had talked to her again with some news.

"Sakura-san. I think Sasuke-kun will be fine. If he doesn't leave this apartment in a couple of days, he'll be normal again... Except for the current blood loss but, he's fine. The breathing patterns are normal, so is his blood pressure but the pulse keeps changing form time to time. I think it's one of the causes of his condition."

"Ohhh. About how many days will he need to rest?" she was still facing the window, waiting for the Jonin's response.

"About 2 or 3. BUt Tsunade told me someone has to guard him."

"Guard?" she turned around to take a look at the door of Sasuke's bedroom. It was slightly opened and she could see him there, lying peacefully on his bed, tucked in like a 10-year-old boy. "Why does he need guards?"

"I'm sorry, I used the wrong term. Someone just needs to look after him. He might need a nurse every once in a while. He might be short on breath or something wrong might happen because of his condition. He might eat something that his body still can't take. He needs someone to supervise him."

"Then you do it."

"I'm kinda... The attendant of Godaime-sama. I think you're the person appropriate for this job."

"But I can't tell him to not eat other things... I can't even convince him to stay here. I'm not convincing enough! How about we call on Naruto?"

"He's too noisy. Sasuke-kun won't be able to rest if he's around. Though he can talk and convince ANYONE, Sasuke-kun won't be able to sleep. Kakashi-san would be the man for the job. I even asked Tsunade-sama about it. And she agreed."

"Kakashi?"

"Yeah, he's pretty convincing and he's silent whenever he sticks his nose around Icha Icha."

Sakura looked back at the window and thought about it. She did have a point. Plus, if Kakashi's around, it's be more relaxing than having the noisiest ninja in Konoha. Kakashi can be fun once in a while but he remains silent. Sakura knew she would get bored around him but did she have a choice? She considered borrowing one of his novels but she wouldn't want herself contaminated by Jiraiya's perverted writings.

"But what if we get summoned on a mission? Who's going to watch him?"

"I've made other options and considered Ino and Shino. Ino is a medic. Not as high as you but she'll do. And Shino is silent. He is much more persuasive than Sasuke is."

"Yeah, but Sasuke will hardly rest with her around. She's a crazed fan girl, for crying out loud!" she stated while twirling her finger beside her ear.

"You still don't know about Ino and Neji?"

"Are they-?"

Yes, Ino and Neji have dated. (A/N: I am an Ino-Neji fan. Sorry for those Shika-Ino, Chou-Ino, Neji-Hina and Neji-Ten fans out there.)

"Well, yes. It's all over town since last week."

Was she the only one who didn't know? She nodded to confirm that she had accepted the offer. Shizune smiled at her and they walked out of Sasuke's apartment.

"You and Kakashi can start tomorrow. Godaime's pretty busy with oraganizing missions. I'll tell her to try her best and leave both of you out of the list of ninjas available."

"Thank you."

Shizune had left and she was still standing in front of Sasuke's apartment. She couldn't possibly be spending two whole nights with her former sensei here. She couldn't imagine Kakashi in a nurse's uniform, considering he hated the hospital. She giggled on her own, picturing what he would look like in white clothing. And instead of his blue mask that comes with his suit, he would be wearing a surgical mask to hide his face.

"Ne, Sakura-chan!"

She turned around and saw an orange-jumpsuit wearing guy waving with a big smile painted on his face.

"Naruto?"

"Kiba has awakened already! Everyone's going to his room! You wanna come with?"

"Sure."

They both walked to the hospital and when they got there, Kiba's room was filled with chuunins and one jonin that was Kurenai. She had to check on her former student, too.

"Kiba!" she was standing beside his bed. "How are you feeling? How's the cut?"

"I feel better than before but the cut hurts a little." he rubbed the bandage on the left side of his chest.

"At least you're alright. Well, I just wanted to check up on you."

"You want something to eat, there's food over there." he pointed at the table accross his bed.

"Thanks."

Sakura went towards the table Kiba had pointed earlier and grabbed a sandwich. She sat on the couch Sasuke was sitting on this morning and started to munch on the snack she had taken from the table. Naruto sat beside her but he was busy talking to Shikamaru to notice that Sakura was snacking. It was night when the party had to end. Sakura and Naruto were the last persons to leave Kiba's room. Naruto went on ahead since Sakura had to check up if Mayumi was still around. She decided to take a little exercise so she took the stairs.

The halls were deserted and it was cold. She could here the noise from the first floor since there were a few nurses working off their night shifts but she was on the third floor. She walked through the empty hallways. She was already on the second floor when she had seen Kakashi sitting by the stairs, reading, not his erotic series but medical records.

"This is... What happened to the world?"

Kakashi turned around and saw Sakura. He stood up immidiately. He didn't really expect her to take the stairs just like her not expecting to see him in one of the places he despised the most. She normally uses the elevator, especially when she's only visiting. She would only take the stairs if she had a shift. She liked exercising herself here if she couldn't go outside. Of course, she would HAVE to take the elevator if there was an emergency.

"Today is... Well, there must be something special today bu-" he sat once again but he was looking at the kunoichi who had startled him.

"I never thought I'd see you in the hospital. What are you doing here?" she sat beside her former sensei.

"Shizune told me that we were going to nurse Sasuke." he focused on the medical records once again.

"Yeah... Sorry but I couldn't possibly find another person who was convincing enough. Shizune could've done it but she said it herself... She's Tsunade-sama's attendant. And may-"

"It's fine," he said with a calm and cool voice, cutting of her sentence. "I wouldn't have anything to do at home either."

Sakura smiled at him and stood up. She continued walking down the stairs again. He was left there, alone with the medical records. He closed the folder and stared at the cover. In Japanese writing, Sasuke's name was written on the cover of the records. He couldn't concentrate since Sakura had arrived. Wait... Why couldn't he concentrate when Sakura arrived?

He erased the thought and stood up. It was about time he gave the records back to Mayumi and went home. He had been examining the same folder for over 2 and a half hours. He wasn't really interested the first time but he HAD to do it. Shizune told him that he had to get some information if he was going to help out. He went downstairs and looked for Mayumi but she wasn't there anymore. He saw a blonde girl walking with books and papers piling over her head.

"Ino!"

The blonde turned around. It was Ino after all. She was having a hard time facing the Copy Nin with the stack of books and papers in her hands.

"Kakashi-san. I hardly ever see you around here. In fact this is the first time."

"There must be something unusual that's why I'm here..." he scratched the back of his head as he looked at his feet. "Did you see where Mayumi-chan go?"

"Sakura picked her up. I think they had plans for today in the Bar Code."

'Bar Code? Isn't that the teen's night club near Naruto's apartment?' he thought to himself. He looked at the medical records.

"Sasuke-kun's papers. What are you doing with those?"

"I had to look over something. I was going to give it to Mayumi-chan but since she left I'll just go-"

"Leave it to me. Put it on top."

Kakashi couldn't. She was already carrying a truckload, ang he would be a burden if he would let her do his task.

"Nah. I'll just give it to Akari."

"Oh. Okay. She's at the reception. Bye!"

The blonde walked down the hallway and Kakashi looked for the reception. When she had seen the lady, he gave the medical records and asked her to put it back. After that, he went straight to the Bar Code. He saw the bouncer with a list of names on a clipboard.

"Excuse me, sir." he tapped the bouncer's right arm.

"Kakashi-san! How are you?"

"I'm fine, Arashi."

"What can I do for you?"

"Did a pink-haired girl enter here?"

"Haruno Sakura. Yes. She's with Honda Mayumi. Very nice girls. Look for the pink-haired girl in black clothes inside."

He had imagined what Sakura would look like in black clothes but all he could think of were the clothes she wore when Sandaime had died. He giggled to himself and pulled out his smutty novel and continued reading. Music was everywhere and loud but that didn't stop him from concentrating. He'd look for Sakura after he had finished reading this chapter of the book. While walking, he bumped to a girl. He knew that smell of the hair. Cherry Blossom with a hint of vanilla. It was none other than Sakura whom he had bumped into.

"Kakashi-sen-"

"Oii, Sakura. What are you doing here? We have to go to Sasuke's tomorrow." he said out loud, trying to make his voice stand out from the loud music.

"I just dropped off Mayumi and..." she looked at the direction of where she had left Mayumi and she was still there, dancing with a brunette. "Wait... What are you doing here?" she stuck the tip of the index finger on Kakashi's vest.

"I was reading and didn't notice I was here already."

Sakura rolled her eyes and pulled Kakashi out of the club by his hand. They were in the alley near the club but it was dark.

"Why did you drag me here? I can't read my Icha Icha." he closed his book with a snap and put it back in his pouch along with his kunais and shurikens.

"Come on, Kakashi. What were you doing there?"

"I already told you I-"

"Nice try but the bouncer doesn't let ANYBODY in unless they're teenagers. How the heck did you get in there?" she crossed her arms against her chest.

"Well, I knew the bouncer. I asked if you were in there... And he said yes."

"And WHY were you looking for ME? Emphasis on the 'WHY' and the 'ME'!"

"Well, you weren't in your apartment. I was gonna ask if you were ready for tomorrow." he shrugged his shoulders. That's right. He may be a genius found in the bingo book but not anyone can avoid lying. The Famous Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake, was lying.

"Well, I'm packed for tomorrow. We'll be spending two nights in Sasuke's living room. Are you set?"

"Yes. Now get some rest."

"Kakashi..." she didn't add the suffix this time. Which made Kakashi wonder what had happened to the 'sensei'. "You know very well I'm not your student anymore." she tapped his forehead protector lightly a few times. So that's what happened... She left out the suffix on purpose so she could clearly state that he was no longer her teacher.

"Sakura.... I know but Shizune DID tell me that I was the one in charge."

"You always are."

Kakashi thought Sakura didn't grow up. That she was still the immature girl she was a few years ago. But he, too, knew it was a bit unfair.

"Hey, I'm just following orders, Sakura."

He started to walk away with both hands in his pockets. Sakura was still standing where he had left her. 'This is sooooo unfair!' she thought to herself. While it was true that it was unfair, she knew that she wasn't ready to lead someone like Kakashi. She just wanted one time where she could try out being the one in charge around him. She gave out a deep sigh and followed Kakashi since he wasn't far away. They were both silent while walking. Not a soul seemed to give out a word. They were already inside an apartment when Kakashi decided to talk.

"Why are you following me?"

"I wasn't following you." she sat on the leather couch behind her and removed her sandals. "This is my apartment, baka."

The silver-haired ninja looked at his surroundings. It was filled with frames with pictures of Sakura and Ino and other more students when they were still in the Academy. Amused to realize that he had made his way here, he couldn't help but feel ridiculous. He accused her of following him when clearly, he was the one following her. He headed for the door and opened it.

"Goodnight, Sakura."

"Same to you, Kakashi-sensei."

He closed the door behind him. He needed this night to rest. A lot of things have happened around town since Sasuke came back. He has visited the hospital a couple of times due to fainting at random times. Perhaps because he had lost too much blood. The young Uchiha even got his former sensei worried when he had fainted while training. But, hey. It wasn't Kakashi's fault Sasuke insisted on training.

His house was a bit far from here so he might as well walk without stopping until he reaches his residence. Rain suddenly poured down from the heavens. 'Oh God, not now...' No matter how much he had pleaded the heavens to stop shedding tears over the streets, he couldn't bring them to stop.

Meanwhile, Sakura was having a little snack back at her apartment. She munched on the chocolate bar she had grabbed from the fridge earlier while looking out the window. It was dark and the only thing illuminating the streets were the dim lamp posts on the corners of each block. She had noticed that everytime she would breathe out, rain would pour harder. She knew Kakashi still had a long way to walk to get home, but what could she do? It was too late to tell him to go back. She had already lost sight of him in the streets. If she knew rain was going to arrive, she would've asked her former sensei to spend the night in her apartment. She would offer him to sleep in the living room, on the leather couch she was sitting on while she snuggled around her small bed. And honestly, she found the leather couch much more relaxing than her own bed.

She throwed the wrapper of the chocolate bar and got in her pajamas. She headed straight to the bathroom to brush her teeth. After that, she went back to her bed room and grabbed her pillow and blanket. She decided to sleep on the couch tonight. She turned out all the lights in her apartment and turned on the TV. There were news stories about the Hokage's current plans, the chuunin exams to be held next month and other more. She was feeling sleepy since there was nothing on.

"Sasuke Uchiha's return to Konoha..." her eyes suddenly snapped. She maximized the volume a little to listen to the news. "The only living Uchiha in Konoha. The word around town is this young boy has assassinated his older brother, Uchiha Itachi, and that is the reason behind his return. Though he may seem strong, the hospital says he needs to be confined on a bed for quite some time to recover his normal state."

'Are they still not over Sasuke's arrival?' she asked the TV reporter within her imagination. Before she knew it, she was sound asleep. Yup, it must have been a special day.

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What did you think? Too much drama? Nah... I like keeping it that way. R&R. Be gentle but honest. Gentle AND honest. I think you know what I mean. This is my first fan fic EVER. Thanks for reading!

In the next chapter, looks like Sakura is going to have a little trouble with this... *ahem* "MISSION".