Akari sat on her bed staring down at the kunai lying in front of her. She had been home for several hours now and had been contemplating on how to give it back to Kakashi as quickly as possible. She fell back on the bed and groaned, "Why me?" She grabbed it and walked into the living room, tossing the kunai on the table and walking over to her bookshelf and ran her finger across the books with her eyes closed until it stopped on one and opened them to smile. Grabbing a drink and a snack, she went and got comfy on her couch with the sounds of the people on the streets and the birds greeting her ears from her opened window.
Before too long, Akari was so into her book that she didn't notice someone coming in through her opened window and walking up behind her. "I prefer page 37," was whispered in her ear making Akari jump up, and turned around quickly only to get her feet tangled up in the rug. She started to fall over but was caught before she could hit the floor.
She peeked open her eyes, still holding her Icha Icha book close to her chest as she came face to face with a certain silver haired jounin who watched her quietly as her face turned several different shades of red. Akari moved away quickly and put some distance between them as she tried to calm her breathing down, "What are you doing in my home?"
He blinked then looked around only to stare at the bookshelf completely full of nothing but Icha Icha books. He then glanced back at Akari, "So you read them too." Her face grew redder as he took one off the shelf and looked at it then put it back, "I think you have something of mine."
She glanced down and noticed the kunai. "Here," she said tossing it back to him and sitting back down on the couch, "Now, I'd like it if you left the way you came in," she said not looking back but pointing her thumb to the open window. Once she was sure he was gone, she quickly flipped to page 37 and began reading it. She bit her bottom lip as she gasped, "Oh my god." Kakashi was leaning against his window and smiled as he pulled out his book and began reading it again when he heard someone knocking next door. He listened as the door was opened, "Jiraiya-san! What are you doing here?!"
Jiraiya handed her a wrapped present, "Naruto told me you were here and it was your birthday so I brought you your present."
She opened it slowly and gasped almost dropping it, "But I thought you said it wouldn't be ready for two more months?!"
He chuckled as he knew Kakashi was listening, "When I found out you were back, I managed to finish it quicker."
Kakashi pouted as he listened and mumbled, "Why don't I ever get presents like that?"
"I know you're listening Kakashi," Jiraiya said at the open window, "You'll have to wait for yours."
Akari gapped as she walked over to the window to see Kakashi peek his head out to see the two leaning out to see him. She held up the book and grinned, sticking her tongue out in the process. "So how old are you now?" Jiraiya asked with a grin.
"25," she smiled but stopped at the look he was giving her and glared, "Not on your life you hentai!" she said kicking him out the window.
He landed on a nearby fence and pouted, "You've been around Tsunade for too long," but shrugged and followed a woman walking down the street.
She looked back over to see Kakashi looking intently at her book and grinned then opened it and began to read it as she walked back inside, chuckling as she did.
Akari sighed several hours later, closing the book, "That was the best one yet."
"Can I borrow it," came a reply from her window making her groan in annoyance.
She got up with a determined look on her face. After the first hour he had appeared at the window begging she would tell him 'no'. Now that was two and a half hours ago and she was about to kick him out the window as well. "No Kakashi-san, now please leave," she said as she began to put the book on the shelf but stopped as she came up with a better plan and began to take it with her into her room.
Kakashi could see down the hallway and watched as Akari came out of her room with some clothes and a towel and the book on top. "Why can't I read it?" he asked as he watched her from the window.
"Because," she began walking into a different room and the sound of water could be heard then she came back out with the book in her hands, "I want to read it again while I take a bath. Now for the last time, please leave."
Kakashi thought for a minute then quickly shook his head, "I'll wait right here."
This earned him an evil glare as she walked closer to him, "If you value your legs and arms, you will leave now Kakashi-san." He stayed still for a little bit but when her eyes flashed and she moved closer to him, he jumped back over to his window. Akari shut it quickly then went back to the bathroom.
An hour or so later, and Akari sighed happily closing the book and got out of the tub, "It's much better when there are no interruptions." She grabbed the towel and dried off then dried her hair and went to grab her clean underwear and bra but couldn't find them. She looked at the door then mentally cursed herself for forgetting them and wrapped the towel tightly around her body, making sure the knot wouldn't come loose and listened for any sounds of anyone outside the door.
She knew she shouldn't be paranoid about this but with a neighbor like Kakashi, who was after an Icha Icha book, she wasn't taking any chances. Akari slowly opened the door and peeked her head outside to look around. When she was sure that no one was in the house with her, she carefully went into her room and grabbed the two articles of clothing she had forgotten and made her way back to the bathroom when a sound from the living room caught her attention.
She prayed that it wasn't who she thought it was but when a voice caught her attention she groaned and tried to hide the clothes and get back to the bathroom before being spotted.
"Can I borrow the book now?" came a voice from right behind her.
