A note: In celebration of this year's KakaSaku week (I'm late, yes, I know), I'm doing all the prompts in one go here with cutesy little 500 word drabbles. All AU ideas are mine, although some are fairly stereotypical.


Seven Special Edition Scenarios: 2014 KakaSaku Week

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Day 1: Secret - Pirate AU

"I gotta admit, I've never seen anyone, much less a pirate, with pink hair before."

Despite being on her hands and knees scrubbing the deck, Sakura jumped a few inches off the wood and turned to see the captain staring down at her. His hair was as animated as always, his mask and eyepatch secure. At his feet sat his trusty pug, no doubt his other dogs off bothering the remaining crew with their uncontrollable antics.

"It's not the worst," Sakura muttered haplessly, floundering on what to say to the tall man.

Sakura thought about the days when her hair had been longer, softer. Still, she had no problem sheering it all off, and binding her breasts (which hadn't been a problem at all really), to run away after her two best friends.

She was actually looking for Tsunade's ship, knowing she had connections to Jiraiya's and Orochimaru's ships where Naruto and Sasuke had gone off to. There Sakura could also freely be a woman without fear of being hauled over to drown from bringing bad luck. Truthfully she was only using this ship to try and intercept Tsunade, then jump to the other side.

But of course that was before she'd finally caught sight of their aloof Captain Kakashi. She had watched him from afar on the few weeks she had been on this ship. She noticed his dedication for his crew-mates and dogs, and his ruthless, beautiful ability in battle.

"I feel that it creates quite the target for you," he continued to say. "But I saw on that last raid that you can easily take care of yourself. I've never really seen someone handle two axes of that weight so effortlessly."

"It was a passion of mine ever since I was young," Sakura said, remembering all the weapons practice she'd done with Naruto and Sasuke in preparation for the day when they'd run away. Oh, Sakura was going to hurt them for leaving her behind.

"I'm a little surprised, given your slight frame," Kakashi said, eye narrowing as he rubbed his masked chin.

Sakura had always been a bit thin, and she knew it made her look feminine just as much as her soft face. Could he see through that despite all the bulky layers she wore?

"Anyways, I just wanted to officially welcome you to the ship," he said, raising a hand.

Scurrying to stand, Sakura whipped off her soapy hands on her pants before lifting it to shake his hand.

"And what a soft hand as well," Kakashi said as he raised it closer to his face in inspection.

His sole dark eye focused on her intently again, and Sakura suddenly just knew that he knew she was a fraud. That she wasn't really a boy and he was going to throw her overboard and-

But what the handsome Captain actually did was more shocking: he kissed her knuckles lightly.

Parting with a wink, Kakashi left Sakura to stare after him with her mouth agape.

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Day 2: Demons - Shoulder angel and demon on the same person AU

"Admit it: he likes me better," Sakura said with a grin, green eyes glimmering mischievously as her short pink hair flitted lightly about her face.

"I will admit no such thing," Kakashi said as he looked away from her to his harp in his hand. He had been attempting to practice, for when Naruto needed to hear a song of calm in a moment of chaos, but then of course Sakura had to show up.

"If anything, he is under the misbelief that one day you two will be together," Kakashi continued to say.

"Yeah, I feel almost bad for him. But then I remember I'm a demon," she said with a cackle that made Kakashi sigh.

Heaven had sent him on to this charge because the blond was pinnacle in the fate of the realm below: Naruto was the chosen one, and needed to be guided on the righteous path. Apparently Hell thought the same, but that his success was through a very different road. They had sent their best as well: the deceptively sweet, beautiful demon Sakura who was nothing like the flower she'd been named after.

While Kakashi urged to show Naruto what it was to be patient and just, Sakura wanted him to steam roll ahead with dumb luck and power. Kakashi thought mercy was the best course while she said it was for the weak of heart.

"But you know," Sakura commented as she came closer to him, sensuous in her tight outfit of red, "There's really no rules against demons and angels being together."

Kakashi felt his silver wings behind him ruffle in agitation before he said: "Probably because no one has been foolish enough to test it."

"You've honestly never seen me as an option?" Sakura asked, sliding up against him.

Shivering, Kakashi moved away.

"I know you read those special little books whenever you can," Sakura said as she kept advancing, her head and horns down as if she was going to stampede over him. "You're not the perfect little angel you pretend to be for Naruto."

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Kakashi denied quickly. He had been careful about his reading, gosh darn it.

"Show me that heavenly face only a select few are allowed to see and I'll show you anything you want in return. Anything."

Kakashi moved further away from her, nearly at the edge of Naruto's right shoulder, before turning around and scowling.

"I've seen the way you fret when Naruto's hurt. You genuinely care about him in a way demons never do."

Sakura ducked her head, a bitter frown on her pretty face.

"So what? We're both frauds?" she asked, a hand on a cocked hip.

"Well, maybe then it wouldn't be that ridiculous if I did have… some sort of attachment to you," Kakashi admitted shyly.

"Oh thank God! Here I thought i was the only one!"

Before Kakashi could comment on her choice of phrase, she was crushing her lips against his.

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Day 3: He said, She said - Hogwarts AU

Professor Hatake looked from Sakura, one of his best students, across to the slytherin boy who didn't seem to be able to sit still.

"Sakura, you say that this boy cursed Naruto and Sasuke before attempting to haul them away. Your story goes against just that," Kakashi spoke, eye focusing on the boy who wouldn't meet his gaze.

Sakura nodded, her pink hair and blue tie animately moving as well.

Kakashi hummed before saying: "Fifty points from Slytherin. You are dismissed."

The boy opened his mouth to argue, but Kakashi silenced him with a look. The boy skulked off, but not before giving a glare to the ravenclaw girl.

"What was this really about, Sakura?" Kakashi asked, resisting the urge to lift his eyepatch to rub his tired eyes.

"Naruto and Sasuke are best friends," Sakura said to start. "A bunch of the slytherins don't understand or like it. I think that boy was trying to do something about it."

Kakashi hummed.

"I get that gryiffindors and slytherins have never gotten along famously but, well, I just don't get it all that much!"

"You more than most should know that sometimes people are just plain stupid."

This finally managed to get out a laugh from the smart girl, and Kakashi felt himself smile underneath his mask. He dismissed her as well, watching as her bright head of hair disappeared.

Kakashi didn't think much of the incident until a month later when it was now Naruto and Sasuke sitting in his office. Apparently it was Sakura this time who had been attacked, and they'd used a curse only those advanced in dark arts magic (like him, begin the Dark Arts Professor) would have the ability to be proficient in.

They refused to talk about it, and Kakashi sighed at their immaturity before going to see Sakrua at the infirmary. Shizune gave him a smile before leaving him and a sulking Sakura alone.

"I heard from your friends about what happened. I didn't know you were so interested in the dark arts, Sakura. Yes, I know that they couldn't have figure it out themselves and that you taught them it."

"I just wanted them to be able to protect themselves."

Kakashi reached forward and ruffled her hair playfully; she pawed him away.

"I'm fine. I'm one of your best students, aren't I?"

"The best, and I don't even teach you," Kakashi said with a smile.

The professor watched as Sakura grew from up through the years, acing anything she came across with confidence few students had at her age. She got Shizune's job even before she graduated, clearly proficient in healer magic. Kakashi was glad she wouldn't be leaving.

As everyone excitedly congratulated each other after graduation, Sakura approached him. Before Kakashi had time to get in a word, she leaned up and kissed him over the mask.

Everyone stopped and stared, but Sakura carried on obliviously.

"Hello there, Kakashi," she said with a grin, dropping his title.

"Hello nurse!" he answered.

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Day 4: Cat and Dog - Neighboring pets AU

Kakashi trotted onto the grass lightly, tail held high and a grin on his furry face. But that soon changed as he noted the neighbors' atrocity of a pet was outside as well.

There was the stereotype that cats and dogs did not get along, and they were no different.

Feeling that the outside sun was just too good to resist, Kakashi hopped up onto one of the lawn chairs and curled into a comfortable ball. Yet it didn't take two minutes before he felt a cold nose nudge at him. He swatted out a paw in defense.

"Ow! What was that for you stupid cat?!"

"I could ask the same of you- sniffing where you don't belong, idiot dog."

Kakashi had spent years as an alley cat before finally deciding to stay with his black-haired owner who didn't seem to care that his hair was more than a little manic and he only had one eye.

"I just wanted to see how you were doing," Sakura whined as she pawed at her muzzle; Kakashi noted he'd gotten her good, as blood beaded up over her the fur on her snout. "You didn't have to attack me," she said with a self-righteous, deafening bark.

"Typical dog, thinking everything is about them."

"At least I'm not a typical aloof cat like you who doesn't care that others worry about them. All you do is skulk off and spend hours grooming your hair, but it looks as crazed as ever."

Standing and arching his back, Kakashi said with a hiss: "At least I can take care of myself and my coat isn't some short-haired disgrace!"

Sakura gave a high-pitched whine before turning away, tail tucked between her legs. Her usually perked ears lay flat against her head as she retreated back over the short fence into her own lawn.

Kakashi scoffed before settling back down himself, thinking that he wouldn't allow that dumb canine to get to him. What did she know about being a cat? Yes, he was solitary and did what he wanted, but that was his nature.

Just as, Kakashi supposed, Sakura's nature was to be loving, caring and a little overbearing over everything.

Sighing, he stood up and made his way over to the other lawn, easily vaulting over the fence like her. He found her under the shade of a tree, failing at licking her wounds. Maybe they didn't have to be mortal enemies.

"Need help?" Kakashi asked as he approached, furry tail twitching in nerves.

Big eyes focused on him for a moment before she huffed and bravely placed her face close to him.

Some hours later, their owners Naruto and Sasuke came back to find that their pets weren't engaging a life-or-death fight, but rather cozily curled up against each other. They could hear Kakashi's purr from feet away.

"I thought that they hated each other," Naruto said as in confusion.

"I used to hate you, but here we are," Sasuke said with a shrug.

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Day 5: Heat Wave - Caught eating a banana sensuously AU

Kakashi knew who the new doctor at their university was - who didn't? Even the fresh-off-the-high-school-boat freshmen knew Sakura.

Not only was she gorgeous with her pastel hair and spring eyes, she had the nicest laugh and seemed truly kind hearted. Kakashi cursed his near perfect health despite pushing forty.

When Kakashi had gone to the cafe for an early coffee and last minute grading before his 8:30 class, he noted that Doctor Haruno was here as well. Only a few other students, wide-eyed and clearly up for over twenty-four hours, were around.

Kakashi ordered a black coffee, pushed up his scarf higher, and tried to focus on grading. He hadn't sat at this table and angle to be able to watch the pretty doctor. Of course not.

He glanced up at Sakura again and noted that she had started unpeeling a banana. Oh no. It was too early in the morning for this.

Kakashi found himself unable to turn away as she placed the fruit in her mouth, lips pouting out before biting down. Kakashi kept watching her, knowing this was entirely inappropriate but being entirely unable to look away. Especially when Sakura seemed to forget it was in her mouth, and she just held it there for much too long.

Just as she was taking the last bite and finally release Kakashi of this torment, her eyes looked in to his sole black one. He blinked before snapping his eyes back down to the forgotten papers below him.

Great; just fantastic. He couldn't just have played it cool, but had and of course now she would know he had been watching like a true pervert and oh no he really liked his job here since he got to wear a scarf so much during the year and-

"Good morning, Professor Hatake. I don't believe we've met."

Jolting out of his seat at the voice, Kakashi barely managed to save his cup of now-cold coffee from spilling over half-hearted essays from students already tired of the semester. He looked down at Sakura in dread.

"D-Dr. Haruno, good morning," Kakashi stumbled to say and stand up straight. He stared stupidly at her offered hand before remembering basic manners and shaking it.

"Do you mind if I sit? I want to know all about the eccentric one-eyed, ex-marine, and chronically late English professor with eight dogs."

Kakashi chuckled uneasily, still refusing to look at her and wondering how his scarf suddenly felt suffocating in this air-conditioned cafe. Still, Kakashi didn't refuse her, and soon after a couple of near-false starts from a blushing and stumbling Kakashi, they were talking animately.

Looking at his watch, Kakashi realized with a start he was going to be late. And by late, he meant over half an hour later.

"I'm sorry I distracted you," Sakura said as she stood to leave as well.

"No, it's fine, it's-"

Realizing what she'd just implied, Kakashi turned to her and gaped, face flushing up again as Sakura winked.

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Day 6: Through New Eyes - Eyepatch buddies AU

"Sakura Haruno?"

A pink head of hair turned to Kakashi in shock, her one green eye wide. He saw it focus immediately on his eyepatch, while his sole eye focused on how half her face was covered in a bandage centered around her right eye.

"You must be Kakashi," she said, a hesitant smile on her face.

"Your friend Naruto tracked me down for Tsunade, and who was I to refuse our Hokage?" he continued to say from the doorway of the hospital room.

"I bet he made really bad jokes about you needing to come 'see me,' or to 'keep an eye on me.'"

"It just reaffirmed that my choice to never go into teaching was the right decision," Kakashi said with a shrug as he entered the room, slouch ever present and hands remaining in his hands as he walked forward.

"I told her I don't need any help. That I'll figure it out myself," Sakura said with a huff as he approached her left side. "And I don't, as Naruto would say, need help 'looking through life in a different way' from now on."

Kakashi was silent as he approached the chair aside her and sat down. She sounded angry, and he understood the feeling.

"I'm going to be just fine," she continued to say petulantly, her face scrunched up in stubbornness.

"Of this, I have no doubt. I'm almost confused how our second-best medic couldn't heal herself."

Sakura shrugged one shoulder absently before saying: "The enemy reached right into the socket and ripped the entire thing out, then crushed it. I can't heal what's not there anymore."

"They cut mine right down the middle," Kakashi shared. "I almost had my friend's in exchange, but there was no time."

Sakura was silent for a moment before reaching up, her hand settling over where her eye had once been.

"Does the eyepatch get annoying? I feel like I'll never get used to it."

"You will. And now I'll have a second member of my 'Everyday is Pirate Day' club!"

Seeing her so down (or maybe Kakashi was just as bad at making jokes as her blond friend), Kakashi lifted his hand to put on hers. Sakura jolted for the second time, her single green eye focusing back on him.

"How about when you get discharged in a few hours from now, I take you out to dinner? We can further talk about how easily it is to hone your other senses to make up for your new blind-spot. I know you're well past the need for a teacher, but I would still like to teach you so you're not vulnerable."

Sakura looked down at their joint hands and blushed prettily, and it made Kakashi's resolve strengthen.

"Naruto would say we already make a great pair of eyes when put together, why not also a great pair of people?"

This caused her to finally smile up at him.

"Alright. I would like that," Sakura answered, squeezing Kakashi's hand lightly.

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Day 7: Vacation - Mermaid savior AU

As Sakura coughed out what felt like gallons of seawater, she second-guessed her decision to come out here.

Tsunade had ordered her to take some time off, and Sakura decided it'd been a while since she'd seen the ocean. So she rented a small, secluded cottage to spend some warm days in. Today she had decided to finally take a swim, only to get caught in a riptide and nearly drown. And then she got saved by a mermaid.

"Mermaids are real," she croaked, throat soar from coughing and the salt water.

"Obviously I'm a merman."

She stared at him lazing on the sand. Sakura noted the mismatched eyes, the silver hair and similarly colored tail. His scales glittered beautifully in the midday sun. But also-

"Why are you wearing clam shells?"

"It's disgraceful how the men of your species don't cover up. And if not, then why is it that women are forced to? If you're going to have nudity, at least make it equal," he said, gills on his ribs flaring and fins twitching.

"I'm, uh, Sakura," she said after a beat of silence.

"Kakashi," he answered before he pushing himself back into the ocean.

Sakura wanted to call out to him, but Kakashi seemed intent on leaving and Sakura was still a little too shell-shocked to do much else but watch as his silver scales and hair shimmered in the shallow waters before disappearing.

The next few days Sakura sat on the beach, waiting for Kakashi to reappear. Finally, as she wondered if she was threatening herself with skin cancer over a merman, she saw his spiky hair (that apparently went against gravity and water alike) appear out from the surface.

"I've been waiting for you to come back!"

Kakashi hauled himself up on the wet sand aside of her and stared silently for a moment before saying: "I saw you waiting."

"I just want to talk. I promise."

He hummed before saying: "I've been wanting to ask you a question as well. How is it that you have the colorings akin to corals and reef fish? I have never seen a human so vibrant."

"I just am the way I am."

Kakashi stared at her, eyes intense, before reaching over and putting a hand on her upper-thigh. Yelping, Sakura slapped it away.

"Ask first! Do you not have manners underwater?"

"You can touch my scales in return. I saw the way you stared when I saved you."

Blushing, Sakura couldn't deny that.

Kakashi reached over again and pulled her close. Sakura shivered as his hands played over her skin; she thought she heard Kakashi mutter 'beautiful' and 'marvelous' but she was unsure.

"Your turn," Kakashi said as he flicked his lower body closer to her, back fins nearly slapping her in the face.

Sakura eagerly reached forward and brushed her hands along his silvery sides gently.

"Simply amazing," Sakura said in awe.

"Please, do go on," Kakashi said with a grin and playful spray of saltwater.


Word Count: 500 words each; 3,500 words total
Posted: 10.1.2014