Note:
this is a ridiculously short prelude. plz, don't kill me. 'le Edit: I tweaked the prelude a little. The old one made Kakashi's thoughts out of character... so, I hope you enjoy the improved version! :D (oh, and I do not own... or do I? O.O)
Kakashi stood expresionless, next to the cash register at the Yamanaka Flower Shop. The current cashier, some hired civilian, was smoking a ciggarette lazily.
He had been standing there for 15 minutes.
His legs had forced him, all the way from the comfort of his messy apartment, to the flower shop. He had walked in, determined-- or at least appearing determined-- and had picked up the rose that caught his attention. The single pink one, fragrant and delicate, beautiful. Tough. Angry thorns were scattered strategically on the long stem.
Before he knew it, he had picked up the rose, carefully, and was thinking of ways it resembled her.
Then, in a fit of temporary insanity, he had purchased said rose. He had walked to the bored cashier, had asked how much, arched his eyebrow when he was told; then purchased it nonetheless.
Why?
In truth, he wasn't quite sure himself. All he could think of was what he had discovered.
It was all her fault, for piquing his curiosity. For making him wonder. But the fault was not all hers. He knew, that it wasn't. He was the one who had started it. He was the one who was slightly confused, the one who looked for answers endlessly.
Now he has found them, it seems he doesn't know what to do.
He froze. It suddenly dawned to him that he was acting like a worthless coward.
The cashier looked at him funny. It was about time he left. It wouldn't do for a customer to report her smoking habits to the Yamanakas...
Even if with doubts, he must go through with it all, because through his experience, the experience of discovering what was the matter with her, he... discovered something about himself too.
So, no. Kakashi will not be a coward. He won't back out.
And with that thought, and blind determination...
He walked away from the Yamanaka Flower shop, toward Sakura's residence.
Because this Kakashi is no coward.
END OF PRELUDE
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-Kijo Asuka
((i actually wrote this after the first chapter... -.-;))
