Two Great Pretenders

By: EmpressMalady

The Prologue...


It is always nice to read when the weather is this good. That was the thought of a man who considered humidity a tribute to Jiraiya's literature. He walked with his usual indolent attitude, as he read his book. Mind you, it was a special edition, a gift from the writer himself. He would say that the day was probably one of those calm-before-a-storm-type. Speaking of storms, a familiar chakra signature made its way into his always lazy yet always alert body.

"Nee, what do you find so intriguing in those books, Kakashi-sensei?" came the storm's voice.

"New moves." was the nonchalant reply of the silver-haired jounin. The storm, more commonly known to Konoha as Sakura, gave out an unladylike snort as she settled beside him. Kakashi's brow's rose as he heard her next few words, and regarded the topic of the first sentence with a mischievous grin.

"'New moves' my ass. Why would that old pervert need to watch ladies in a tub to write about new moves?" Sakura was no genius... at least when you compare her to Shikamaru's insufferable brain. Of course she knew what he meant, she just refused to acknowledge it.

Kakashi pocketed his book, while preparing to run. He opened his mouth, as if preparing to answer her proposed question, but, tapped her ass instead. As he ran off, Sakura noticed that he left a message in her hand "Yes-" it read "-you do have an ass." Sakura's shock quickly turned into embarrassment, and embarrassment turned into fury as she took off in his general direction.


Yes, those were the good times.

He can't remember when everything changed... at least, he refuses to.

She pretends she forgot and yet, acts indifferently towards him.

It didn't take a donkey's ass to know that something was up... Sadly, Naruto didn't have a donkey.

Both are great pretenders.

Both are extremely stubborn.

But above all, both knew that it has been exactly 2 years, 4 months, and 6 days since everything changed.


A/N: I don't know where I plan on going with such a prologue. But feedback might help. - I accept requests by the way. And, yeah... anything constructive may help me be of greater service to the readers. Lol. -