A/N: I am so sorry for the long delay. I had exams for some time then I just went into writer's block. But I am back now and I will update regularly. That means, one episode per week. I hope you guys still want to read it. And I saw some concern about the story being copy of Stripped Bare. I have read that fanfic and I loved it. I am a big fan of J-pop princess. But this story is no way a copy of Stripped Bare. It maybe based on the same theme of Sakura leaving on a mission with Kakashi, but there are many other fics on the same theme. I assure you the plot is completely different. I hope you will enjoy reading it and please review. :D
Chapter 3: The journey begins
"Yo," she heard Kakashi greet her as she approached the gates. It was unusual of Kakashi to reach early. I guess he was worried about this unusual mission assigned to them. It was not unnatural of shinobis to go on missions like this. He just couldn't see Sakura dressing up sexily and seducing people. Before he got weird mental images, he shook his head and smiled at Sakura.
"Kakashi-sensei," Sakura smiled. She had wiped off her tears before she approached the gates. She thought Kakashi would be late as usual and she would get a chance to cry while waiting for him. For the first time in her life, she hoped Kakashi would be late. "Changing ways I see."
"Not really, there was no stray cat stuck on the tree today. You are lucky. Let's get going then," he said as he turned his back towards her. "And Sakura, drop the sensei. We are equals now. You are not my student anymore."
"I see. I have called you Kakashi-sensei for so long. It just feels weird now. I guess I will give it a try."
With that they left Konoha and set off to cloud village. They will reach cloud village in approximately 3 days if nothing uneventful happened. They would talk to the heads of the village and decide what would be their next step. Kakashi didn't want Sakura to face any situation which she was not trained for. She could punch a hole in the ground but going on a seduction mission was not something Sakura was trained at. He hoped that it wouldn't require that. They will rescue the girls and kick the organization's ass who was kidnapping the girls. How hard could it be? They have completed harder missions than this. She wouldn't need to do any unnecessary things. Kakashi kept on repeating this to himself.
Sakura glanced at Kakashi as she sat leaning against a tree. The morning had been boring. They didn't talk much. They were taking rest and having lunch then they will set off again. A vein popped on Sakura's forehead. Kakashi had his head buried in his smutty book again. Why couldn't he talk to people like a normal person? He already had read that book a million times she was sure. He could leave that book and entertain Sakura for a bit. What was so good about that book anyway? Filthy piece of shit.
"Kakashi-sen..I mean Kakashi," Sakura called.
"Hmm," Kakashi replied without looking up from his book.
"What's so interesting about it?"
"About what?"
"The book."
Kakashi looked up from his book towards Sakura for a second then continued reading again. "Read for yourself."
"Will you give it to me?"
"No." Sakura sighed. Expected. Kakashi was a mysterious man in his own ways. First his mask. What he had to hide anyways? As kids they had many theories. Buck teeth? Fish lips? Or maybe he was ridiculously handsome? His book wasn't that much of a mystery. Anyone could buy it, still he refused to show them when they asked for it. Probably didn't want to spoil their innocent minds. It was not like Sakura hadn't seen porn before.
"Come on Kakashi-sensei. I am 21 now. I can read it," she tried to make puppy dog eyes.
"You know that wouldn't work on me. If you want to read it, buy it yourself. You probably wouldn't even get through one chapter before throwing it in the dustbin."
"Oh really? What if I managed to read the whole book?" Sakura smiled at him.
"Is it a bet?" Kakashi lowered his book and looked at Sakura.
"Yep, so say what will you give me if I managed to read the whole book."
"Whatever you want."
"Umm..let's say a peek under your mask," she smiled deviously.
Kakashi saw it coming. He knew the contents of the book and how innocent Sakura's mind was. She would give up. Surely, she would give up. "Okay, deal. And if you lose?"
"You say what you want."
"We will decide that later."
"Okay, deal. Anyways I won't lose. And guess what? I already got the book," she grinned.
He arched his eyebrow. He was not expecting this. When did Sakura start going to such places and buying porn. She was the type of girl who would read fairytales. Had he lost even before the bet started? Was Sakura not as innocent as he thought to be? No, that couldn't be.
"So, have you read it?"
"Nope, not one word also. Ino dragged me to some weird shop. I saw it on the shelf and I just had to buy it."
"Why? Why Sakura? I never thought you have taken interest in these kind of things."
"You know curiosity killed the cat."
"I see you are armed. All the best," he smiled and went back to read his book.
Sakura smiled. This was going to be easy. Soon, she would be victorious. She would be first among the three to see his face. Then she could proudly brag about it to Naruto and Sasuke and make them jealous.
"It's time to go now. We will reach a small town by night. We will spent the night in a hotel there."
They reached a small town at night just as Kakashi predicted. They entered a shabby looking hotel.
"Can't we stay at a better place?" Sakura asked looking here and there. "This place is not looking right."
"Of course it is not. All kind of criminals and hookers stay at this place," Kakashi said in a matter of fact way.
"Then why are we staying here?" Sakura almost shrieked.
"Cause our budget is low. Why do you think we are accepting these kind of missions. We have to get money for Konoha. They are going to pay a lot if this mission is successful."
"Oh I see."
"One room please," Kakashi told the guy at the reception.
"One room!?" Sakura shrieked again.
"Budget Sakura. It's not the first time we are sharing rooms."
"No but other times Naruto and Sai or Sasuke were there."
"So?" Kakashi looked at her as if it was perfectly normal for them to sleep on one bed.
"Nothing. Let's just go to our room."
They entered their room. It was a shabby looking small room with dim lights. There was a bed in the middle and a cupboard at one side. There was a small door for the bathroom.
"This is just lovely," Sakura feigned a smile.
She kept her bag and took out some stuff from it.
"I am going to take a shower," Sakura said and went in.
The bathroom was shit. The faucets won't work properly. Thankfully there was water. Sakura took a quick shower and came out wearing shorts and a top.
She looked around and saw Kakashi sleeping on the floor.
"He didn't have to do that," Sakura thought. He was sound asleep so she didn't wake him up. She noticed cup noodles beside the bed.
"Why is he being so nice to me? I am not losing the bet. He can do whatever he wants," Sakura gulped down the noodles and flopped on the bed. Time to win the bet. Let's open this shitty book and see what's inside it.
She examined the book. The cover was not much scandalous. How bad could it be? It was just a simple orange book. She cracked open the book and started reading. The starting doesn't sound too bad. It starts off as some crappy teen novel. She turned to the next page. Her cheeks heat up and she closed the book and hid it under her pillow.
A/N: There was not much in this chapter. I promise next chapter there will be fluff. Look forward to it. :D Please review and let me know what you think. If you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me.
