Well after problems with school, the internet and my family I'm finally able to update. Sorry for taking so long, but now the story is finished and I'll be posting the rest of the chapters as well.
It's to warm. Sakura thought hazily to herself while kicking the thick blankets off of her body. Her eyes opened slowly taking in the surroundings as confusion began to settle in her mind. Where the...? She suddenly sat up gasping as her mind cleared.
"Good morning." Kakashi's voice called out with a hint of amusement in it. Sakura turned to see him sitting comfortably in a plush leather chair with a familiar orange book clasped tightly in his hands. Sakura sprang up from the couch as if the fabric burned her skin and bowed her head in Kakashi's direction.
"I'm so sorry Kakashi-sensei." Sakura mumbled timidly keeping her gaze averted. "I didn't mean to fall asleep." She continued remembering herself at one point waking up in Kakashi's arms and she could feel a faint blush stain her cheeks.
"It's fine Sakura." Kakashi said casually his onyx eye flitting back to the tattered page. Sakura shifted nervously allowing her gaze to rest on him.
"Why didn't you just wake me?"
"Judging from your current state it appeared that you needed the extra sleep." Kakashi stated simply his gaze never leaving the page.
"I can take care of myself." Sakura muttered with an indignant tone while crossing her arms with a huff.
"I never said you couldn't." He continued reading while his voice remained calm and pleasant. A sigh escaped from Sakura's lips as she suddenly felt silly for becoming angry with Kakashi and she cleared her throat apprehensively. "Well." He snapped his book shut giving Sakura an intense stare. "How about some breakfast?" He asked cheerfully while pushing himself from the chair and immediately entering the kitchen.
"Oh...umm ok." She replied over the rattle of objects being moved inside of the fridge as her eyes wandered over the apartment. It was small and not lavishly furnished, but she hadn't expected that anyways. "What time is it?" Sakura asked loudly while she wandered to a small collection of pictures resting on a well worn bookshelf.
"Early. About 5 am give or take." Kakashi mumbled while placing a pan onto the stove. "I hope eggs are all right because well that's all I have." He expressed slightly sheepish.
"Yeah that's fine." Her finger traced the edge of a dusty frame as she gathered the images into her mind. A woman with long brown hair and a delicate figure grasped the hand of a small child with short silver hair and dark eyes. Kakashi's mother. She was very beautiful. Sakura thought to herself as her eyes wandered to the next picture which she assumed was of Kakashi's first team he belonged to. Her eyes lingered on the fourth as a knot in her stomach began to form from the uncanny resemblance to her friend. "Naruto." Sakura breathed. Her hand stopped when she reached the last picture frame along with a sharp intake of breath as her throat began to constrict painfully. Team seven. Sakura thought with anguish as she studied the faces. Kakashi stood in the background his eye crinkled into a familiar smile while Naruto pointed his finger accusingly at Sai and held an angry expression on his face. Sasuke was in the middle holding Naruto back with a look of distaste at his comrade's antics and Sai stood wearing his customary smile. Sakura leaned comfortably against him her arm snugly around his waist as she smiled happily. She flipped the picture down on the shelf swallowing hard and returned to the couch where she sat down heavily.
"Here." Kakashi voiced while handing her a plate heaped with scrambled eggs and a mug of coffee. Sakura accepted them gratefully and immediately began to eat while Kakashi returned to the kitchen grabbing his own plate of food. They ate in silence and Sakura was thankful. Her throat was still tight and she wasn't sure if she would be able to keep it from wavering if she spoke. "I think we should go to the training grounds today." Kakashi spoke in between sips of coffee. Sakura spluttered almost choking on the piece of egg in her mouth.
"Why?" She questioned when she had recovered.
"Tsunade asked me to check on your progress." Sakura averted her gaze to the floor and picked at the remaining eggs on her plate with her fork.
"All right. What time did you want to meet?"
"2"o'clock. Training grounds 6." Sakura nodded taking her plate to the kitchen and scraping the rest of the egg into the garbage before coming back into the living room.
"Thank you for breakfast." She emitted politely while bowing her head and left before Kakashi could respond.
OK it only occurred to me that Kakashi sitting in the living room reading so early in the damn morning while someone is sleeping on the couch might seem a little...weird, but he has a small apartment. That's my excuse (and I may have been to lazy to rewrite that part!).
Cheers
Cance
