HELLO! if you're just joining us this is a story about someone who is already dead which means that there will be CHARACTER DEATH. there is also sex and language that might not be suitable for younger readers. I DON'T OWN NARUTO! story time!
"But Daddy, I thought mommy loved you" Naru said.
"She did, Naru, but she loved Kakashi too. This is the back story." Lee said. The boy nodded in understanding. "Can I continue?" Lee asked.
"Yes please." Naru nodded. Lee smiled and continued his story.
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"Sakura and Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked almost in disbelief.
"Yeah, Hinata and I have seen them together every day for the past week." Ino said. Naruto was currently eating ramen with the members of team Asuma.
"Yeah, I've seen them around too." Shikamaru said.
"You mean you didn't know about it?" Ino asked. Naruto shook his head still slightly in shock about the girl of his dreams dating their old, perverted teacher.
"I have to go see Sakura." Naruto said quickly getting up.
"Wait! Naruto you haven't paid!" Shikamaru yelled but Naruto was always gone.
"You should have known he would skip out on the bill." Ino told him.
"Yeah, Kakashi is his teacher." Choji pointed out. Shikamaru frowned at the five empty bowls of ramen at Naruto's spot. Naruto ran as fast as he could to the hospital.
"I need to speak to Sakura Haruno please." Naruto told the nurse at the front desk.
"Very well, where is your injury?" The nurse asked.
"I'm not injured I just need to speak to her." Naruto said.
"I'm sorry, sir, but Miss Haruno is very busy. The only way you would be able to talk to her is if you were injured." The nurse said.
"What? That's stupid I just need five minutes to talk to her." Naruto said.
"I'm sorry but there is nothing I can do." The nurse said. Naruto narrowed his eyes at her.
"Fine. You did this yourself." Naruto said. Naruto raised his arm and brought it down hard on the edged of the counter. The counter cracked but there was definitely the sound of bone breaking in the impact.
"What the hell?" The nurse screamed.
"My arm's broken, now can I talk to her?" Naruto asked ignoring the throbbing in his left arm.
"You idiot, what did you do that for?" The nurse yelled.
"You said I had to be injured." Naruto said.
"You broke the counter!" She said.
"And my arm, now can you please just call her up here?" Naruto asked. This woman was trying his patience.
"Sakura Haruno you're needed at the front." The nurse called into the P-A system. Sakura came up a minute or so later and saw Naruto standing in front of the broken counter, gingerly holding his left arm. She sighed and waved him to follow her.
"What did you do, Naruto?" Sakura asked as they entered a room. Naruto sat down on the bed.
"They said I had to be injured to talk to you." Naruto said calmly, as if it wasn't a big deal his arm was broken. Sakura lightly held Naruto's arm and her hand started glowing green.
"What was so important that you broke your arm on the front desk?" Sakura asked. Naruto smiled awkwardly.
"Well, there is this rumor I heard about you," he paused, "and Kakashi-sensei." He ended a little hesitantly. He saw the green chakra flicker slightly as she lost a bit of her concentration.
"Oh?" Sakura asked.
"Are you dating Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked gently but demandingly.
"Yeah." Sakura said softly. "Don't be upset." She pleaded.
"I'm not." Naruto said unconvincingly. Sakura finished healing Naruto and he stood up quickly. "Thanks for healing me, doc." He said as he left the room.
"Naruto! How are you my youthful comrade?" Lee asked as Naruto left the hospital. Lee looked to be walking into the hospital with a bouquet of pink roses.
"I'm okay." Naruto shrugged. "Who are the flowers for?" He asked pointing to the half dozen roses Lee held.
"For Sakura-chan. I'm not giving up on her yet." Lee smiled.
"Even though she's with Kakashi now?" Naruto asked. Lee's smile faltered and then quickly fell into a pained frown.
"What?" He asked.
"Yeah, I just found out. They've been going out for a week at least." Naruto said.
"Oh." Lee mumbled and turned to walk away. Naruto stood there for a second and then walked in the same direction Lee was. Not because he was following Lee, it just happened to be in the same area as the training grounds. As he was walking He passed a garbage can and found the roses Lee had been holding not a minute prior in there. Naruto frowned. For the first time since he had met the odd green-spandex wearing ninja, Lee had admitted defeat. It was almost heartbreaking. Naruto sped up to find Lee walking slowly through the village.
"Oi! Lee, how about a spar?" Naruto grinned at him. Lee looked confused. Naruto mentally prepared himself for what he was about to say. Thankful no one else was around to make fun of him. "We can't waste our youthful vigor on such a wonderful day." Lee smiled and nodded.
"Right. Come along my youthful friend. The springtime of youth beckons us!" Lee did his 'good guy' pose. Naruto smiled and they ran off to the training field. Kakashi, who had been hiding nearby at the time, sighed. He walked towards the hospital and found the roses in the trashcan. He pulled them out and cleaned them a bit before heading to his apartment. Later that night Sakura showed up for their date.
"You got me roses?" Sakura asked seeing the bouquet on the table.
"No." Kakashi said taking her bag and putting it in the front closet.
"What? Then who are they for?" Sakura asked taking off her shoes and then stepping into the living room.
"They're for you. Lee bought them." Kakashi said. Sakura frowned.
"He bought me flowers?" Sakura asked.
"He's a good kid. He likes you a lot." Kakashi said sitting down at the table. Sakura stood behind him and ran her fingers through his hair.
"You're right. He is a good guy." Sakura nodded.
"Sakura, do you see this relationship as a permanent thing?" Kakashi asked.
"Nothing is permanent, Kakashi. We are shinobi, loss is something that we have to deal with every day." Sakura told him.
"That day." Kakashi paused. "When I asked you to dinner that day, Lee and Naruto had both asked you out on a date but you said you were too busy. Why did you say yes to me?" Kakashi asked.
"Do you want me to answer you honestly or just say you were in the right place at the right time?" Sakura asked. Kakashi took the hand that was currently combing through his hair and pulled Sakura to his side.
"Honestly." He said.
"Because I love them too much to get their hopes up." Sakura said. "I'm not looking for something permanent, Kakashi, and you aren't either. It makes sense to be with you, but it doesn't mean that this is any less meaningful or that I love you any less than them." She told him. Kakashi nodded and leant forward to kiss her.
"I love you." He said softly. As if it was something precious and needed to be handled carefully. Sakura smiled softly at him.
"Come on, let's go to bed." Sakura said. Kakashi nodded as he stood up and took Sakura's hand. The walked to the bedroom and laid down on Kakashi's small bed. Kakashi never needed a bigger bed than a twin and the two of them were content being as close as they had to. Kakashi wrapped his arms protectively around Sakura. Sakura rest her head on his chest and they went to sleep. Sakura didn't hear anything from Naruto or Lee for a month. Sakura spent most of her time with Kakashi anyway. One day she was sitting with Ino at a park when Ino suddenly looked at her.
"So, how's the sex?" Ino asked. Sakura narrowed her eyes.
"It's none of your business." Sakura said.
"So you haven't even had sex with him." Ino sighed and leaned back on the bench. Sakura's eyes widened.
"What? Are you kidding, it's Kakashi Hatake, of course I've had sex with him." Sakura said. Ino looked skeptical. "Fine, what do you want to know?" She sighed.
"Is he really like what all the rumors say?" Ino asked. Sakura shook her head.
"Not really. But all those rumors come from one night stands, so I figure they would be different anyway." Sakura said.
"What do you mean? Sex is sex." Ino said.
"No, with any other woman it's just to fulfill a need. It could be to let out some excess energy, or to relieve some stress, or maybe just to have sex. But it's different with me. Kakashi loves me and I think he tries very hard to show it in everything he does. He's gentle and takes his time and focuses on me to show me how much he loves me." Sakura said.
"So, do you love him?" Ino asked.
"Yeah, but I loved him long before we got together." Sakura said. Ino looked slightly shocked.
"What?" Ino asked.
"I mean when Sasuke left, Kakashi was there. When Naruto went off to train, Kakashi was there. Whenever anything bad happened, Kakashi was there. I started to fall in love with him because of it." Sakura shrugged.
"Oh." Ino said. Sakura smiled.
"What? Are you jealous?" Sakura smirked.
"Tsk, don't be ridiculous. I would never be jealous of you." Ino scoffed. Sakura smiled and Ino glared at her.
"Whatever. You're just upset because you lost to me." Sakura said as she stood up. Ino didn't have time to respond before Sakura disappeared. She reappeared in Kakashi's apartment. Kakashi said at the table with his head in his hands. "Kakashi?" She asked softly. Kakashi visibly flinched at her voice. "Kakashi, are you okay?"
"Fine. Just a long day." Kakashi answered. Sakura walked over to him and stood beside him with her hand on his shoulder.
"Kakashi?" Sakura said. Kakashi moved slowly. His hand reached out and pulled her between him and the table. He pushed her to sit on the table and then put her feet on the chair he was sitting on so that her legs were on either side of him. He rubbed her claves and kissed her right thigh.
"I have a new mission." Kakashi told her kissing her left thigh.
"When do you have to leave?" Sakura asked running a hand through his hair.
"Early tomorrow morning." Kakashi said. Sakura nodded. Kakashi looked up at her and she could see the sadness in his eyes.
"Ka-" Was all Sakura could get out before Kakashi lifted himself to kiss her. There was something in the kiss that Sakura didn't want to feel. There was sadness, a longing, desperation and finality in this kiss. "When will you come back?" Sakura asked knowing the real answer.
"The report was non-specific." Kakashi answered.
"Then I guess we're going to have to make tonight last until I see you again." Sakura managed to say. Kakashi's brow furrowed slightly as he nodded.
"Yeah." He said. Kakashi leaned forward and kissed Sakura. The next morning Kakashi woke up and looked at Sakura. "Sakura." Kakashi said softly. Sakura's eyes fluttered open and she looked up at Kakashi. "I have to leave now." He said. Sakura kissed him and smiled a little.
"I'll see you later then." Sakura said half heartedly.
"Yeah, later." Kakashi frowned. As Kakashi left they both knew he wasn't coming back. However, it still crushed Sakura when she saw Kakashi brought back on a stretcher. Naruto wasn't there, he was on a mission at the time. Lee was the one to comfort Sakura. Naruto came back on the day of the funeral. Kakashi was buried in the Uchiha family graveyard under Sakura and Naruto's orders.
"Death and loss is something all shinobi must deal with on a daily basis." Tsunade said trying to comfort her. The morning after Kakashi's funeral Sakura woke up in Lee's bed.
"Sakura, I am sorry. I took advantage of your situation and that was wrong." Lee said. Sakura shook her head and pulled Lee into a soft kiss.
"No, Lee, you did exactly what I wanted you to do." Sakura said. Lee blushed slightly at that. "How about you and I go get some breakfast?" She asked.
AN so yeah first death is kakashi. it's so sad I KNOW. :(
anyway, sakura and lee are now together so you understand how it happened.